Publication detail
Abnormal Glow Discharge in CH4-N2 Gas Mixture - Study of Mimic of Titan's Atmosphere
TÖRÖKOVÁ, L. HORVÁTH, G. WATSON, J. MASON, N.J. KRČMA, F. ZAHORAM, M., MATEJČÍK, Š.
Original Title
Abnormal Glow Discharge in CH4-N2 Gas Mixture - Study of Mimic of Titan's Atmosphere
Type
abstract
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.; ZAHORAM, M., MATEJČÍK, Š.
Released
11. 10. 2011
Location
La Valetta
Pages from
1
Pages to
1
Pages count
1
BibTex
@misc{BUT93403,
author="TÖRÖKOVÁ, L. and HORVÁTH, G. and WATSON, J. and MASON, N.J. and KRČMA, F. and ZAHORAM, M., MATEJČÍK, Š.",
title="Abnormal Glow Discharge in CH4-N2 Gas Mixture - Study of Mimic of Titan's Atmosphere",
booktitle="CM0805 Second Annual Meeting of The Chemical Cosmoc - Book of Abstracts",
year="2011",
pages="1--1",
address="La Valetta",
note="abstract"
}