%0 Journal Article %1 Carlson1999 %A Carlson, R. W. %A Anderson, M. S. %A Johnson, R. E. %A Smythe, W. D. %A Hendrix, A. R. %A Barth, C. A. %A Soderblom, L. A. %A Hansen, G. B. %A McCord, T. B. %A Dalton, J. B. %A Clark, R. N. %A Shirley, J. H. %A Ocampo, A. C. %A Matson, D. L. %D 1999 %J Science %K ATMOSPHERE; EXPERIMENT; GALILEAN ICES INFRARED JUPITER; OPTICAL-CONSTANTS; SATELLITES; SPECTROMETER SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET; %N 5410 %P 2062--2064 %T Hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Europa %V 283 %X Spatially resolved infrared and ultraviolet wavelength spectra of Europa's Leading, anti-jovian quadrant observed from the Galileo spacecraft show absorption features resulting from hydrogen peroxide. Comparisons with laboratory measurements indicate surface hydrogen peroxide concentrations of about 0.13 percent, by number, relative to water ice. The inferred abundance is consistent with radiolytic production of hydrogen peroxide by intense energetic particle bombardment and demonstrates that Europa's surface chemistry is dominated by radiolysis.

@article{Carlson1999, abstract = {Spatially resolved infrared and ultraviolet wavelength spectra of Europa's Leading, anti-jovian quadrant observed from the Galileo spacecraft show absorption features resulting from hydrogen peroxide. Comparisons with laboratory measurements indicate surface hydrogen peroxide concentrations of about 0.13 percent, by number, relative to water ice. The inferred abundance is consistent with radiolytic production of hydrogen peroxide by intense energetic particle bombardment and demonstrates that Europa's surface chemistry is dominated by radiolysis.}, added-at = {2009-11-03T20:21:25.000+0100}, author = {Carlson, R. W. and Anderson, M. S. and Johnson, R. E. and Smythe, W. D. and Hendrix, A. R. and Barth, C. A. and Soderblom, L. A. and Hansen, G. B. and McCord, T. B. and Dalton, J. B. and Clark, R. N. and Shirley, J. H. and Ocampo, A. C. and Matson, D. L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/23014aaeb981ff3ee327ac0473d82eaaf/svance}, citedreferences = {BAIN O, 1955, CAN J CHEM, V33, P527 ; BERTIE JE, 1969, J CHEM PHYS, V50, P4501 ; BROWN ME, 1996, Nature, V380, P229 ; CALVIN WM, 1995, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V100, P19041 ; CARLSON R, 1996, Science, V274, P385 ; CARLSON RW, 1992, SPACE SCI REV, V60, P457 ; CARLSON RW, 1993, ANTARCT J US, V28, P256 ; CARR MH, 1998, Nature, V391, P363 ; CLARK RN, 93592 US GEOL SURV ; COOPER JF, UNPUB Icarus ; COTTIN M, 1955, J CHIM PHYS PCB, V52, P545 ; DOMINGUE DL, 1998, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V25, P4421 ; GERAKINES PA, 1996, ASTRON ASTROPHYS, V312, P289 ; GHORMLEY JA, 1956, J AM CHEM SOC, V78, P2934 ; GIGUERE PA, 1959, J MOL SPECTROSC, V3, P36 ; Greeley R, 1998, Icarus, V135, P4 ; HALL DT, 1995, Nature, V373, P677 ; HAPKE B, 1993, THEORY REFLECTANCE E, P197 ; HENDRIX AR, 1998, Icarus, V135, P79 ; HORD CW, 1992, SPACE SCI REV, V60, P503 ; HUDGINS DM, 1993, ASTROPHYS J SUPPL S, V86, P713 ; HUEBNER WF, 1992, ASTROPHYS SPACE SCI, V195, P1 ; IP WH, 1998, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V25, P829 ; JOHNSON RE, 1990, ENERGETIC CHARGED PA ; JOHNSON RE, 1997, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V102, P10985 ; JOHNSON RE, 1998, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V25, P3257 ; LANE AL, 1981, Nature, V292, P38 ; LIN CL, 1978, GEOPHYS RES LETT, V5, P113 ; MCCORD TB, IN PRESS J GEOPHYS R ; MCCORD TB, 1997, Science, V278, P271 ; MCCORD TB, 1998, J GEOPHYS RES-PLANET, V103, P8603 ; MCCORD TB, 1998, Science, V280, P1242 ; MILLER RL, 1961, J CHEM PHYS, V34, P265 ; NOLL KS, 1997, J GEOPHYS RES, V102, P19057 ; SCHRIEVER R, 1991, J PHYS CHEM-US, V95, P6124 ; SIEGER MT, 1998, Nature, V394, P554 ; SMYTHE WD, 1998, 29 LUN PLAN SCI C HO ; WARREN SG, 1984, APPL OPTICS, V23, P1206}, interhash = {4d7d3d90c6cfadeb57be5d90591b81fc}, intrahash = {3014aaeb981ff3ee327ac0473d82eaaf}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {ATMOSPHERE; EXPERIMENT; GALILEAN ICES INFRARED JUPITER; OPTICAL-CONSTANTS; SATELLITES; SPECTROMETER SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET;}, number = 5410, owner = {svance}, pages = {2062--2064}, timestamp = {2009-11-03T20:21:41.000+0100}, title = {Hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Europa}, volume = 283, year = 1999 }