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Cometary Photochemistry

Cometary Photochemistry is a subfield of astrochemical science that investigates the light-induced chemical reactions occurring in cometary atmospheres and surfaces, distinguished by its focus on the interaction of solar radiation with volatile ices and organic compounds in cometary environments.

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2017–2026

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Comet Halley as an aggregate of interstellar dust and further evidence for the photochemical formation of organics in the interstellar medium

Robert G. Briggs, G. Ertem, James P. Ferris et al. · Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres · 1992 · 211 citations · Full text

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Shock synthesis of amino acids from impacting cometary and icy planet surface analogues

Zita Martins, M. C. Price, Nir Goldman et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2013 · 171 citations

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Synthesis of glycine-containing complexes in impacts of comets on early Earth

Nir Goldman, Evan J. Reed, Laurence E. Fried et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2010 · 162 citations

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Coma formation driven by carbon monoxide release from comet Schwassmann–Wachmann 1

M. Senay, David Jewitt · Nature · 1994 · 129 citations

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Formation of Uracil from the Ultraviolet Photo-Irradiation of Pyrimidine in Pure H <sub>2</sub> O Ices

Michel Nuevo, Stefanie N. Milam, Scott A. Sandford et al. · Astrobiology · 2009 · 113 citations

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Authors

162

  1. AH
    A. H. Delsemme

    University of Toledo, United States

    6 publications · 194 citations

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  2. MR
    M. R. Combi

    University of Michigan, United States

    6 publications · 250 citations

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  3. WM
    William M. Jackson

    University of California, Davis, United States

    5 publications · 162 citations

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  4. DA
    D. A. Mendis

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 78 citations

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  5. AB
    Anil Bhardwaj

    Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, India

    3 publications · 78 citations

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Institutions

85

  1. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    915 citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    452 citations

  3. University of Toledo

    Toledo, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    287 citations

  4. Catholic University of America

    Washington D.C., United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    243 citations

  5. University of America

    Murrieta, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    243 citations

  6. Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Systèmes Atmosphériques

    Créteil, France

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    241 citations

  7. Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

    Thiruvananthapuram, India

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    141 citations

  8. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    241 citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 12 publications · 418 citations

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  2. Advances in Space Research

    6 publications · 113 citations

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  3. Icarus

    5 publications · 95 citations

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  4. Planetary and Space Science

    3 publications · 54 citations

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  5. Astrobiology

    2 publications · 130 citations

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