Critical review of N, N+, N+ 2, N++, and N++ 2 main production processes and reactions of relevance to Titan's atmosphere

O Dutuit, N Carrasco, R Thissen, V Vuitton… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper is a detailed critical review of the production processes and reactions of N, N+,
N+ 2, N++, and N++ 2 of relevance to Titan's atmosphere. The review includes neutral, ion …

Simulating the density of organic species in the atmosphere of Titan with a coupled ion-neutral photochemical model

V Vuitton, RV Yelle, SJ Klippenstein, SM Hörst… - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a one-dimensional coupled ion-neutral photochemical kinetics and diffusion
model to study the atmospheric composition of Titan in light of new theoretical kinetics …

Planetary system around the nearby M dwarf GJ 357 including a transiting, hot, Earth-sized planet optimal for atmospheric characterization

R Luque, E Pallé, D Kossakowski, S Dreizler… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
We report the detection of a transiting Earth-size planet around GJ 357, a nearby M2. 5 V
star, using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). GJ 357 b (TOI …

The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs-Two planets on opposite sides of the radius gap transiting the nearby M dwarf LTT 3780

G Nowak, R Luque, H Parviainen, E Pallé… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
We present the discovery and characterisation of two transiting planets observed by the
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) orbiting the nearby (d⋆≈ 22 pc), bright (J≈ 9 …

The neutral photochemistry of nitriles, amines and imines in the atmosphere of Titan

JC Loison, E Hébrard, M Dobrijevic, KM Hickson… - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
The photochemistry of N 2 and CH 4 in the atmosphere of Titan leads to a very rich
chemistry which is not well understood. The aim of our study is to improve our understanding …

The Composition and Chemistry of Titan's Atmosphere

CA Nixon - ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this review I summarize the current state of knowledge about the composition of Titan's
atmosphere and our current understanding of the suggested chemistry that leads to that …

A planetary system with two transiting mini-Neptunes near the radius valley transition around the bright M dwarf TOI-776

R Luque, LM Serrano, K Molaverdikhani… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We report the discovery and characterization of two transiting planets around the bright M1 V
star LP 961-53 (TOI-776, J= 8.5 mag, M= 0.54±0.03 M⊙) detected during Sector 10 …

[HTML][HTML] Toward RNA life on early Earth: From atmospheric HCN to biomolecule production in warm little ponds

BKD Pearce, K Molaverdikhani, RE Pudritz… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The origin of life on Earth involves the early appearance of an information-containing
molecule such as RNA. The basic building blocks of RNA could have been delivered by …

1D-coupled photochemical model of neutrals, cations and anions in the atmosphere of Titan

M Dobrijevic, JC Loison, KM Hickson, G Gronoff - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
Many models with different characteristics have been published so far to study the chemical
processes at work in Titan's atmosphere. Some models focus on neutral species in the …

High energy radical chemistry formation of HCN-rich atmospheres on early Earth

M Ferus, P Kubelík, A Knížek, A Pastorek… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Recent results in prebiotic chemistry implicate hydrogen cyanide (HCN) as the source of
carbon and nitrogen for the synthesis of nucleotide, amino acid and lipid building blocks …