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Quantum tunneling of oxygen atoms on very cold surfaces
M. Minissale, E. Congiu, S. Baouche +7
Any evolving system can change of state via thermal mechanisms (hopping a barrier) or via quantum tunneling. Most of the time, efficient classical mechanisms dominate at high tempe…
Efficient diffusive mechanisms of O atoms at very low temperatures on surfaces of astrophysical interest
E. Congiu, M. Minissale, S. Baouche +6
At the low temperatures of interstellar dust grains, it is well established that surface chemistry proceeds via diffusive mechanisms of H atoms weakly bound (physisorbed) to the su…
On the possible noble gas deficiency of Pluto's atmosphere
Olivier Mousis, Jonathan I. Lunine, Kathleen E. Mandt +6
We use a statistical-thermodynamic model to investigate the formation and composition of noble-gas-rich clathrates on Pluto's surface. By considering an atmospheric composition clo…
Photophoretic transport of hot minerals in the solar nebula
A. Moudens, O. Mousis, J. -M. Petit +3
Hot temperature minerals have been detected in a large number of comets and were also identified in the samples of Comet Wild 2 that were returned by the Stardust mission. Meanwhil…
A short answer to critics of our article "Eppur si espande" [arXiv:astro-ph/0612155]
Marek A. Abramowicz, Stanislaw Bajtlik, Jean-Pierre Lasota +1
Recently [arXiv:astro-ph/0612155] we presented a formal mathematical proof that, contrary to a widespread misconception, cosmological expansion cannot be understood as the motion o…
Photochemical enrichment of deuterium in Titan's atmosphere: new insights from Cassini-Huygens
D. Cordier, O. Mousis, I. J. Lunine +2
Cassini-Huygens data are used to re-examine the potential sources of the D/H enhancement over solar, measured in methane, in Titan's atmosphere. Assuming that the system is closed…