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Radiation chemistry in the Jovian stratosphere - Laboratory simulationsThe results of the present low-pressure/continuous-flow laboratory simulations of H2/He/CH4/NH3 atmospheres' plasma-induced chemistry indicate radiation yields of both hydrocarbon and N2-containing organic compounds which increase with decreasing pressure. On the basis of these findings, upper limits of 1 million-1 billion molecules/sq cm/sec are established for production rates of major auroral-chemistry species in the Jovian stratosphere. It is noted that auroral processes may account for 10-100 percent of the total abundances of most of the observed polar-region organic species.
Document ID
19930030889
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Mcdonald, Gene D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Thompson, W. R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sagan, Carl
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 99
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
93A14886
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1896
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-33-010-082
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-958516
Distribution Limits
Public
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