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CO on Titan: More Evidence for a Well-Mixed Vertical Profile

Astrophysics 2009-10-31 v1
Authors: M. A. Gurwell , D. O. Muhleman
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Abstract

We report new interferometric observations of the CO (2-1) rotational transition on Titan. We find that the spectrum is best fit by a uniform profile of 52 ppm, with estimated errors of 6 ppm (40 to 200 km) and 12 ppm (200 to 300 km).

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Titan CO interferometric observations vertical profile atmospheric mixing

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0002331,
  title  = {CO on Titan: More Evidence for a Well-Mixed Vertical Profile},
  author = {M. A. Gurwell and D. O. Muhleman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0002331},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Submitted to as a Note to Icarus. Uses emulateapj.sty under Latex, 6 text pages, 2 figs (includes with psfig)

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