Prix Irène Joliot-Curie (2016)
Pr. Nathalie Carrasco, recipient of the 2016 Irène Joliot-Curie Award in the "Jeunes Femmes Scientifiques" category
Ionospheric chemistry (2015-)
Simulating Titan's upper atmosphere conditions with an interest in the neutral and ion chemistry in the gas phase
Synchrotron irradiation (2015-)
The laboratory produced organic aerosols (called tholins) are irradiated at the SOLEIL Synchrotron at multiple wavelengths
The ERC PRIMCHEM project is focused on Titan, largest moon of Saturn.
Its dense atmosphere, made of nitrogen and methane, is unique in the solar system.
There, photochemistry leads to the formation of an organic smog with prebiotic interest.
The project investigates the formation and evolution of this smog since the upper atmospheric layers, all the way down to the surface. We reproduce Titan’s chemistry here on Earth, developing reactors that simulate different energy inputs occuring in Titan's atmosphere.
The project investigates the formation and evolution of this smog since the upper atmospheric layers, all the way down to the surface. We reproduce Titan’s chemistry here on Earth, developing reactors that simulate different energy inputs occuring in Titan's atmosphere.
Trace species (2016)
Understanding the role of trace species in tholin formation that are known to exist on Titan
Composition of the tholins (2016-)
Understanding the molecular composition, structure and optical properties of produced tholins
HCN Gas-Solid Interactions (2016-)
Simulating Titan's gas-solid interactions at low altitudes