FAR-IR SPECTRAL CHANGES ACCOMPANYING PROTON IRRADIATION OF SOLIDS OF ASTROCHEMICAL INTEREST

Authors
HUDSON RL MOORE MH
Citation
Rl. Hudson et Mh. Moore, FAR-IR SPECTRAL CHANGES ACCOMPANYING PROTON IRRADIATION OF SOLIDS OF ASTROCHEMICAL INTEREST, Radiation physics and chemistry, 45(5), 1995, pp. 779-789
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Chemistry Physical","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Radiation physics and chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
0969806X
Volume
45
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
779 - 789
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-806X(1995)45:5<779:FSCAPI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Far-infrared spectroscopy was used to investigate crystalline-to-amorp hous phase changes in irradiated solids. Radiation-induced changes at T less than or equal to 77 K were studied in four solids of astrochemi cal interest: H2O, CH3OH, H2CO, and CO2. Rates of amorphization were c ompared for H2O and CH3OH. The behavior of each irradiated sample was observed on subsequent warming. Applications of the data to astronomic al problems are given.