Low-temperature formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Titan's atmosphere

L Zhao, RI Kaiser, B Xu, U Ablikim, M Ahmed… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The detection of benzene in Titan's atmosphere led to the emergence of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) as potential nucleation agents triggering the growth of Titan's orange …

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 …

Haze evolution in temperate exoplanet atmospheres through surface energy measurements

X Yu, C He, X Zhang, SM Hörst, AH Dymont… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Photochemical hazes are important opacity sources in temperate exoplanet atmospheres,
hindering current observations from characterizing exoplanet atmospheric compositions …

Deflating super-puffs: impact of photochemical hazes on the observed mass–radius relationship of low-mass planets

P Gao, X Zhang - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The observed mass–radius relationship of low-mass planets informs our understanding of
their composition and evolution. Recent discoveries of low-mass, large-radius objects (" …

Photochemical haze formation in the atmospheres of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes

C He, SM Hörst, NK Lewis, X Yu, JI Moses… - The Astronomical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Chemistry of temperate super-Earth and mini-Neptune atmospheric hazes from laboratory experiments

SE Moran, SM Hörst, V Vuitton, C He… - The Planetary …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Very little experimental work has been done to explore the properties of photochemical
hazes formed in atmospheres with very different compositions or temperatures than those of …

Surface energy of the Titan aerosol analog “tholin”

X Yu, SM Hörst, C He, P McGuiggan… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The photochemical haze produced in the upper atmosphere of Titan plays a key role in
various atmospheric and surface processes on Titan. The surface energy, one important …

Comparison of soluble and insoluble organic matter in analogues of Titan's aerosols

J Maillard, N Carrasco, I Schmitz-Afonso… - Earth and Planetary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Titan, the biggest moon of Saturn, has a thick atmosphere which presents similarities with
the one thought to be on Earth at its beginning. The study of Titan's photochemical haze is …

Haze formation in warm H2-rich exoplanet atmospheres

C He, SM Hörst, NK Lewis, X Yu, JI Moses… - The Planetary …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
New observing capabilities coming online over the next few years will provide opportunities
for characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. However, clouds/hazes could be present in …

Gas phase chemistry of cool exoplanet atmospheres: Insight from laboratory simulations

C He, SM Hörst, NK Lewis, JI Moses… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Photochemistry induced by stellar UV flux should produce haze particles in exoplanet
atmospheres. Recent observations indicate that haze and/or cloud layers exist in the …