Titan is the gem of the Saturnian system, an icy world laden with organics and shrouded in
an auburn haze. Due in large part to the discoveries of the Cassini-Huygens mission to the …

Scientists use the Earth as a tool for astrobiology by analyzing planetary field analogues (ie
terrestrial samples and field sites that resemble planetary bodies in our Solar System). In …

The discovery of large (> 100 u) molecules in Titan's upper atmosphere has heightened
astrobiological interest in this unique satellite. In particular, complex organic aerosols …

UV radiation can induce photochemical processes in exoplanet atmospheres and produce
haze particles. Recent observations suggest that haze and/or cloud layers could be present …

Powdered samples of carbon–nitrogen-hydrogen “tholins” that mimic Titan's atmosphere
aerosols were produced under levitation conditions in the laboratory with a dusty plasma …

We report new optical constants (refractive index, n, and extinction coefficient, k) for
exoplanet haze analogs from 0.3 to 30 µm. The samples were produced in a simulated N 2 …

The surfaces of many objects in the Solar System comprise substantial quantities of water
ice sometimes mixed with minerals and/or organic molecules. The sublimation of the ice …

Here we present the first quantitative study of the gas to solid particle conversion in a Radio
Frequency dusty plasma experiment simulating the complex atmospheric reactivity on Titan …

In this work Titan's atmospheric chemistry is simulated using a capacitively coupled plasma
radio frequency discharge in a N2− CH4 stationnary flux. Samples of Titan's tholins are …

This work presents the first study of the gaseous products resulting from the partial
dissociation of methane and nitrogen in the PAMPRE experimental setup simulating Titan's …