Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar System
Our groups in Brazil, France and Italy have been active, among others in the world, in performing experiments on physical-chemical effects induced by fast ions colliding with solids (frozen gases, carbonaceous and organic materials, silicates, etc.) of astrophysical interest. The used ions span a ve...
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| author | Philippe Boduch Enio Frota da Silveira Alicja Domaracka Oscar Gomis Xue Yang Lv Maria Elisabetta Palumbo Sergio Pilling Hermann Rothard Eduardo Seperuelo Duarte Giovanni Strazzulla |
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| description | Our groups in Brazil, France and Italy have been active, among others in the world, in performing experiments on physical-chemical effects induced by fast ions colliding with solids (frozen gases, carbonaceous and organic materials, silicates, etc.) of astrophysical interest. The used ions span a very large range of energies, from a few keV to hundreds MeV. Here we present a summary of the results obtained so far on the formation of oxidants (hydrogen peroxide and ozone) after ion irradiation of frozen water, carbon dioxide and their mixtures. Irradiation of pure water ice produces hydrogen peroxide whatever is the used ion and at different temperatures. Irradiation of carbon dioxide and water frozen mixtures result in the production of molecules among which hydrogen peroxide and ozone. The experimental results are discussed in the light of the relevance they have to support the presence of an energy source for biosphere on Europa and other icy moons in the outer Solar System. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-040f7ad9af204f6e99d61ead44444ef92025-02-03T01:10:00ZengWileyAdvances in Astronomy1687-79691687-79772011-01-01201110.1155/2011/327641327641Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar SystemPhilippe Boduch0Enio Frota da Silveira1Alicja Domaracka2Oscar Gomis3Xue Yang Lv4Maria Elisabetta Palumbo5Sergio Pilling6Hermann Rothard7Eduardo Seperuelo Duarte8Giovanni Strazzulla9Centre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), CIRIL-GANIL (CEA/CNRS/ENSI CAEN) Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 14076 Caen, FranceDepartamento de Física, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, 22451-900 Gávea, RJ, BrazilCentre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), CIRIL-GANIL (CEA/CNRS/ENSI CAEN) Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 14076 Caen, FranceCentro de Tecnologías Físicas, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainCentre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), CIRIL-GANIL (CEA/CNRS/ENSI CAEN) Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 14076 Caen, FranceINAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, 95123 Catania, ItalyIP&D, UNIVAP, 12299-00001 São Jose dos Campos, SP, BrazilCentre de Recherche sur les Ions, les Matériaux et la Photonique (CIMAP), CIRIL-GANIL (CEA/CNRS/ENSI CAEN) Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 14076 Caen, FranceGrupo de Física e Astronomia, CEFET/Química de Nilópolis, 2653-060 Nilópolis, RJ, BrazilINAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania, 95123 Catania, ItalyOur groups in Brazil, France and Italy have been active, among others in the world, in performing experiments on physical-chemical effects induced by fast ions colliding with solids (frozen gases, carbonaceous and organic materials, silicates, etc.) of astrophysical interest. The used ions span a very large range of energies, from a few keV to hundreds MeV. Here we present a summary of the results obtained so far on the formation of oxidants (hydrogen peroxide and ozone) after ion irradiation of frozen water, carbon dioxide and their mixtures. Irradiation of pure water ice produces hydrogen peroxide whatever is the used ion and at different temperatures. Irradiation of carbon dioxide and water frozen mixtures result in the production of molecules among which hydrogen peroxide and ozone. The experimental results are discussed in the light of the relevance they have to support the presence of an energy source for biosphere on Europa and other icy moons in the outer Solar System.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/327641 |
| spellingShingle | Philippe Boduch Enio Frota da Silveira Alicja Domaracka Oscar Gomis Xue Yang Lv Maria Elisabetta Palumbo Sergio Pilling Hermann Rothard Eduardo Seperuelo Duarte Giovanni Strazzulla Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar System Advances in Astronomy |
| title | Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar System |
| title_full | Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar System |
| title_fullStr | Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar System |
| title_short | Production of Oxidants by Ion Bombardment of Icy Moons in the Outer Solar System |
| title_sort | production of oxidants by ion bombardment of icy moons in the outer solar system |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/327641 |
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