C4H2, HC3N and C2N2 in Titan's atmosphere
Abstract
The compounds C4H2, HC3N, and C2N2 have been detected in trace amounts in the stratosphere of Titan. The identification of two compounds containing nitrogen, in addition to HCN, provides further evidence for the abundance of free N2 on Titan.
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- August 1981
- DOI:
- 10.1038/292686a0
- Bibcode:
- 1981Natur.292..686K
- Keywords:
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- Acetylene;
- Atmospheric Composition;
- Cyano Compounds;
- Cyanoacetylene;
- Satellite Atmospheres;
- Stratosphere;
- Titan;
- Abundance;
- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Cyanides;
- Infrared Astronomy;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration; Saturn;
- SATURN;
- SATELLITES;
- ATMOSPHERE;
- ABUNDANCE;
- STRATOSPHERE;
- COMPOSITION;
- OBSERVATIONS;
- ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;
- VOYAGER 1;
- HYDROCARBONS;
- EMISSIONS;
- INFRARED INTERFEROMETRY SPECTROMETER;
- DIACETYLENE;
- CYANOACETYLENE;
- TITAN;
- CYANOGEN;
- SPECTRUM;
- COMPARISONS;
- WAVELENGTHS;
- CHEMISTRY;
- IONIZATION;
- PHOTOCHEMISTRY;
- GASES;
- DATA