Positive Ion Chemistry in an N${}_2$-CH${}_4$ Plasma Discharge: Key Precursors to the Growth of Titan Tholins

David Dubois, Nathalie Carrasco, Lora Jovanovic +3

Titan is unique in the solar system as it hosts a dense atmosphere mainly made of N${}_2$ and CH${}_4$. Cassini-Huygens revealed the presence of an intense atmospheric photochemistry i…