Role of photoionization in the formation of complex organic molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere

Details Role of photoionization in the formation of complex organic molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere Role of photoionization in the formation of complex organic molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere

Jan 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3402204i&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 2, CiteID L02204

Biology

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Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects: Titan, Planetary Sciences: Comets And Small Bodies: Atmospheres (1060), Planetary Sciences: Comets And Small Bodies: Ionospheres (2459), Planetary Sciences: Astrobiology: Planetary Atmospheres, Clouds, And Hazes (0343)

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Recent observations by the Cassini Orbiter suggest that complex organic chemistry occurs in the upper atmosphere of Titan. To understand the role of EUV-VUV light in the complex organic chemistry of Titan's upper atmosphere, we investigate the formation of gaseous species from a N2/CH4 gas mixture as a function of irradiation wavelengths from 50 nm to 150 nm. A N2/CH4 gas mixture (= 95/5) at 0.066 mbar in a windowless photocell is irradiated using a narrowband synchrotron radiation source. The analysis of gaseous products by quadrupole mass spectrometry reveals the formation of heavy organics up to C7 to C8 by EUV light irradiation. In particular, the efficient formation of benzene and toluene is observed at wavelengths less than 80 nm, which is well correlated to photoionization of N2. In Titan's upper atmosphere, EUV radiation may play an important role in the formation of complex organic molecules through photoionization of N2.

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