5 papers
Disk-averaged spectrum generation for spherically symmetric planets and moons
Nicholas A. Teanby
Here I present a simple and efficient method for generating a disk-averaged planetary spectrum. The technique uses a weighted average of component spectra generated on an irregular…
Terrestrial Analogs to Titan for Geophysical Research
Conor A. Nixon, Samuel Birch, Audrey Chatain +19
Saturn's moon Titan exhibits remarkable parallels to the Earth in many geophysical and geological processes not found elsewhere in the solar system at the present day. These includ…
Using SOFIA's EXES to search for CH and CN in Titan's atmosphere
Zachary C. McQueen, Conor A. Nixon, Curtis de Witt +7
In Titan's atmosphere, the chemistry of small hydrocarbons and nitriles represent an important link from molecular species to the ubiquitous organic haze that gives Titan its chara…
The Atmosphere of Titan in Late Northern Summer from JWST and Keck Observations
Conor A. Nixon, Bruno Bézard, Thomas Cornet +42
Saturn's moon Titan undergoes a long annual cycle of 29.45 Earth years. Titan's northern winter and spring were investigated in detail by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft (2004-2017)…
Improved Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopic Ratios for CHCN in Titan's Atmosphere Using ALMA
J. Nosowitz, M. A. Cordiner, C. A. Nixon +6
Titan, Saturn's largest satellite, maintains an atmosphere composed primarily of nitrogen (N) and methane (CH) that leads to a complex organic chemistry. Some of the nitril…