ULTRAVIOLET PHOTON-INDUCED SYNTHESIS AND TRAPPING OF H2O2 AND O3 IN POROUS WATER ICE FILMS IN THE PRESENCE OF AMBIENT O2: IMPLICATIONS FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL ICE

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作者
Shi, J. [1 ]
Raut, U. [1 ]
Kim, J. -H. [1 ]
Loeffler, M. [2 ]
Baragiola, R. A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Virginia, Lab Atom & Surface Phys, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA
[2] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
atomic processes; methods: laboratory; planets and satellites: atmospheres; planets and satellites: surfaces; radiation mechanisms: general; OUTER SOLAR-SYSTEM; HYDROGEN-PEROXIDE; ION; OXYGEN; SPECTRA; OZONE; IRRADIATION; SATELLITES; RADIOLYSIS; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1088/2041-8205/738/1/L3
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The mass uptake of ambient oxygen in nanoporous ice is enhanced by irradiation with 193 nm photons, due to conversion of O-2 into H2O2 and O-3, with an efficiency that increases with decreasing temperature. These findings show a new way to form H2O2 and O-3 on icy surfaces in the outer solar system at depths much larger than are accessible by typical ionizing radiation, with possible astrobiological implications.
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