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ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
卷 661, 期 2, 页码 L199-L202出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1086/518785
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atmospheric effects; methods : data analysis; methods : numerical; planetary systems; planets and satellites : individual (Titan); radiative transfer
Analysis of the Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) stellar and solar occultations at Titan to date include 12 species: N-2 (nitrogen), CH4 (methane), C2H2 (acetylene), C2H4 (ethylene), C2H6 (ethane), C4H2 (diacetylene), C6H6 (benzene), C6N2 (dicyanodiacetylene), C2N2 (cyanogen), HCN (hydrogen cyanide), HC3N (cyanoacetylene), and aerosols distinguished by a structureless continuum extinction (absorption plus scattering) of photons in the EUV. The introduction of aerosol particles, retaining the same refractive index properties as tholin with radius similar to 125 angstrom and using Mie theory, provides a satisfactory fit to the spectra. The derived vertical profile of aerosol density shows distinct structure, implying a reactive generation process reaching altitudes more than 1000 km above the surface. A photochemical model presented here provides a reference basis for examining the chemical and physical processes leading to the distinctive atmospheric opacity at Titan. We find that dicyanodiacetylene is condensable at similar to 650 km, where the atmospheric temperature minimum is located. This species is the simplest molecule identified to be condensable. Observations are needed to confirm the existence and production rates of dicyanodiacetylene.
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