Build up of carbonaceous material by fast protons on Pluto and Triton

Details Build up of carbonaceous material by fast protons on Pluto and Triton Build up of carbonaceous material by fast protons on Pluto and Triton

Nov 1984

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 140, no. 2, Nov. 1984, p. 441-444. Research supported by the Consiglio Naziona

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Carbonaceous Materials, Planetary Composition, Pluto (Planet), Protons, Triton, Chemical Evolution, Methane, Planetary Atmospheres, Polymerization, Proton Flux Density, Solar Radiation

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The authors summarize their experimental results on the cross section for polymerization induced by fast protons (E ≈ 100 keV - 2 MeV) on substrates (T = 10 - 300K) surrounded by hydrocarbon atmospheres or covered with frozen hydrocarbon layers. On the basis of these results they show that this process, activated by solar cosmic rays, is capable of building up substantial carbonaceous material on Pluto and Triton, both of which are probably covered by methane frost and/or surrounded by methane-rich atmospheres.

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