Reaction networks for interstellar chemical modelling: improvements and challenges

V Wakelam, IWM Smith, E Herbst, J Troe… - Space science …, 2010 - Springer
We survey the current situation regarding chemical modelling of the synthesis of molecules
in the interstellar medium. The present state of knowledge concerning the rate coefficients …

[HTML][HTML] Photochemical kinetics uncertainties in modeling Titan's atmosphere: a review

E Hébrard, M Dobrijevic, Y Bénilan, F Raulin - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper is a review dealing with the photochemistry of Titan's atmosphere and its sources
of uncertainties. It presents current knowledge on the active photochemistry occurring in …

A chemical model for the atmosphere of hot Jupiters

O Venot, E Hébrard, M Agúndez, M Dobrijevic… - Astronomy & …, 2012 - aanda.org
Context. The atmosphere of hot Jupiters can be probed by primary transit and secondary
eclipse spectroscopy. Owing to the intense UV irradiation, mixing, and circulation, their …

Photochemistry and diffusion in Jupiter's stratosphere: Constraints from ISO observations and comparisons with other giant planets

JI Moses, T Fouchet, B Bézard… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We have developed a one‐dimensional, diurnally averaged, photochemical model for
Jupiter's stratosphere that couples photodissociation, chemical kinetics, vertical diffusion …

Saturn's atmospheric response to the large influx of ring material inferred from Cassini INMS measurements

JI Moses, ZL Brown, TT Koskinen, LN Fletcher… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract During the Grand Finale stage of the Cassini mission, organic-rich ring material was
discovered to be flowing into Saturn's equatorial upper atmosphere at a surprisingly large …

Seasonal stratospheric photochemistry on Uranus and Neptune

JI Moses, LN Fletcher, TK Greathouse, GS Orton… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
A time-variable 1D photochemical model is used to study the distribution of stratospheric
hydrocarbons as a function of altitude, latitude, and season on Uranus and Neptune. The …

How measurements of rate coefficients at low temperature increase the predictivity of photochemical models of Titan's atmosphere

E Hébrard, M Dobrijevic, P Pernot… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The predictivity of photochemical models of Titan's atmosphere depends strongly on the
precision and accuracy of reaction rates. For many reactions, large uncertainty results from …

A photochemical model of Triton's atmosphere paired with an uncertainty propagation study

B Benne, M Dobrijevic, T Cavalié, JC Loison… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. The largest satellite of Neptune, Triton, is a likely Kuiper Belt object captured by the
planet. It has a tenuous nitrogen atmosphere, similar to that of Pluto, and it may be an ocean …

Chemistry in protoplanetary disks: A sensitivity analysis

AI Vasyunin, D Semenov, T Henning… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We study how uncertainties in the rate coefficients of chemical reactions in the RATE 06
database affect abundances and column densities of key molecules in protoplanetary disks …

Reduced chemical scheme for modelling warm to hot hydrogen-dominated atmospheres

O Venot, R Bounaceur, M Dobrijevic, E Hébrard… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. Three-dimensional models that account for chemistry are useful tools to predict the
chemical composition of (exo) planet and brown dwarf atmospheres and interpret …