On an EUV Atmospheric Simulation Chamber to Study the Photochemical Processes of Titan's Atmosphere.

ABSTRACT: The in situ exploration of Titan's atmosphere requires the development of laboratory experiments to understand the molecular growth pathways initiated by photochemistry in the upper layers of the atmosphere. Key species and dominant reaction pathways are used to feed chemical network models that reproduce the chemical and physical processes of this complex environment. Energetic UV photons initiate highly efficient chemistry by forming reactive species in the ionospheres of the satellite. We present here a laboratory experiment based on a new closed and removable photoreactor coupled here to an Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) irradiation beam produced by the high-order harmonic generation of a femtosecond laser. This type of EUV stable source allow long-term irradiation experiments in which a pl

SUBMITTER: Bourgalais J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305212 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature