O atom production in water ice: Implications for O2 formation on icy satellites

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作者
Cooper, Paul D. [1 ]
Moore, Marla H. [2 ]
Hudson, Reggie L. [2 ]
机构
[1] George Mason Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
[2] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Astrochem Branch, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
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OXIDANTS; GANYMEDE; SPECTRA;
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10.1029/2009JE003563
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P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
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0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
We have found that O atoms are a primary product in the irradiation of water-ice with 0.8 MeV protons. This observation has implications in understanding the chemical reactions that occur to produce molecular oxygen (O-2) in such laboratory ices, as well as ices found on the surfaces of Ganymede and Europa, and the ice particles present in Saturn's rings. We estimate that in irradiated water-ice, O-2 can be formed at a lower limit of 0.07% by number relative to water and is in agreement with observations of the icy Jovian satellites.
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