Computer Science
Scientific paper
Oct 1988
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988icar...76..125b&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 76, Oct. 1988, p. 125-134.
Computer Science
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Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Composition, Hydrocyanic Acid, Lightning, Satellite Atmospheres, Titan, Atmospheric Models, Photochemical Reactions, Stratosphere, Thermodynamic Equilibrium
Scientific paper
Experimental measurements have been obtained for the chemical yields of hydrogen cyanide, acetylene, ethylene, ethane, and propane from simulated lightning discharges, in order to ascertain whether lightning in the troposphere of Titan may be contributing to the hydrocarbon inventory. A comparison of these results with those obtained on the basis of thermodynamic equilibrium considerations shows substantial discrepancies and implies that thermodynamic equilibrium theories are inadequate. The production of ethylene by lightning and its subsequent stratospheric diffusion nevertheless appears to be one reasonable mechanism.
Borucki William. J.
Giver Lawrence P.
McKay Chris P.
Parris J. E.
Scattergood Thomas
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