The alteration of organic matter in response to ionising irradiation: Chemical trends and implications for extraterrestrial sample analysis

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• irradiation 84%
• hydrocarbon 64%
• organic matter 62%
• ionizing radiation 56%
• trend 46%
• chemical 46%
• combustion 35%
• pyrolysis 31%
• mass spectrometry 29%
• analysis 24%
• gas chromatography 21%
• methane 17%
• devolution 17%
• ice 15%
• isotopic analysis 14%
• Titan 14%
• in situ 14%
• radiation dose 14%
• free radical 13%
• comet 12%
• meteorite 12%
• polymerization 11%
• hardware 11%
• energy source 11%
• aid 11%
• budget 9%
• polymer 8%
• isotope 8%
• oxygen 7%
• atmosphere 6%
• exposure 6%
• carbon 6%
• prediction 5%
• material 4%
• temperature 4%
• effect 2%

Chemical Compounds

• Organic Matter 100%
• Ionizing Radiation 65%
• Hydrocarbon 47%
• Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy 35%
• Alkylation 22%
• Methane 21%
• Organic Molecule 12%
• Mixture 11%
• Free Radical 10%
• Dose 10%
• Pyrolysis 9%
• Mass Spectrometry 8%
• Polymerization Reaction 7%
• Environment 7%
• Energy 6%
• Carbon Atom 6%
• Molecule 4%
• Surface 4%