Publication detail
Analysis of the Products of the Reaction Methane-Nitrogen Generated in the Glow Discharge
TÖRÖKOVÁ, L. HORVÁTH, G. WATSON, J. MASON, N.J. KRČMA, F. ZAHORAN, M., MATEJČÍK, Š.
Original Title
Analysis of the Products of the Reaction Methane-Nitrogen Generated in the Glow Discharge
Type
conference paper
Language
English
Original Abstract
The complex chemistry revealed in planetary atmospheres leading to the synthesis of bigger molecules is providing new insights into our understanding of how life on Earth developed. In our experiments Titan's atmosphere is simulated in a glow-discharge formed from a mixture of CH4-N2 gas. Samples of the discharge gas were analyzed by GC-MS and FTIR. The major products identified in the GC-MS spectra were: ethane, ethene, acetylene, hydrogen cyanide and acetonitrile. These molecules can be precursors for other more complicated molecular structures, even some amino acids.
Keywords
Titan atmosphere, gliding arc, nitrogen-methane mixture, GC-MS, FTIR
Authors
TÖRÖKOVÁ, L.; HORVÁTH, G.; WATSON, J.; MASON, N.J.; KRČMA, F.; ZAHORAN, M., MATEJČÍK, Š.
RIV year
2012
Released
22. 1. 2012
Location
Grenoble
ISBN
978-3-902719-52-2
Book
Proceedings of 18 Symposium on Atomic, Cluster and Surface Physics 2012
Pages from
248
Pages to
251
Pages count
4
BibTex
@inproceedings{BUT93401,
author="TÖRÖKOVÁ, L. and HORVÁTH, G. and WATSON, J. and MASON, N.J. and KRČMA, F. and ZAHORAN, M., MATEJČÍK, Š.",
title="Analysis of the Products of the Reaction Methane-Nitrogen Generated in the Glow Discharge",
booktitle="Proceedings of 18 Symposium on Atomic, Cluster and Surface Physics 2012",
year="2012",
pages="248--251",
address="Grenoble",
isbn="978-3-902719-52-2"
}