Chemical Structure and Optical Properties of Titan's Tholins and HCN Polymer. Implications for the Analysis of Cassini-Huygens Observations and Refractory Organics in Cometary Grains
Eric Quirico
(1)
,
Jean-Michel Bernard
(1)
,
Gilles Montagnac
(2)
,
Jean-Noel Rouzaud
(3)
,
Cyril Szopa
(4)
,
Guy Cernogora
(4)
,
Bruno Reynard
(2)
,
P. Mc Millan
(5)
,
N. Fray
(1)
,
Bernard Schmitt
(1)
,
Patrice Coll
(6)
,
François Raulin
(6)
Gilles Montagnac
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Cyril Szopa
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Bruno Reynard
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N. Fray
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Bernard Schmitt
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Abstract
Tholins and HCN polymers were studied by UV Raman spectroscopy and High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. Both have very close chemical structure. HCN polymer could be easily identified in cometary grains by UV Raman spectroscopy.