Thio residue from thermal processing of cometary ices containing carbon disulfide and ammonia

  • R. R.J. Methikkalam
  • , S. Pavithraa
  • , S. P. Murali Babu
  • , H. Hill
  • , B. N. Raja Sekhar
  • , T. Pradeep
  • , B. Sivaraman*
  • *Kontaktforfatter

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Abstract

We have carried out experimental investigation on binary ice mixture containing carbon disulfide (CS 2 ) and ammonia (NH 3 ) ices formed at 10 K. Icy films were formed in various combinations to investigate the reactivity of CS 2 and NH 3 molecules on cometary nucleus. In the case of NH 3 ices, deposition carried out at 10 K was found to contain NH 3 homo-dimers that was found to reorient upon annealing to 40 K. Phase transition was found to take place as the 10 K ice was warmed to higher temperatures and the phase transition temperature was found to be 5 K higher for the mixed ice in comparison to the layered deposits. Thermal processing of the mixed deposition of CS 2 -NH 3 ice was found to leave thio residue, which could be ammonium dithiocarbamate that was even found to be present at 340 K.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftAdvances in Space Research
Vol/bind58
Udgave nummer3
Sider (fra-til)438-443
Antal sider6
ISSN0273-1177
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1. aug. 2016

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SP and BS acknowledges the support from DST – India Grant ( IFA-11CH-11 ). RRJM acknowledges UGC for his research fellowship and TP acknowledges the support from DST for a research grant.

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