Vacuum ultraviolet photodissociation of sulfur dioxide and its implications for oxygen production in the early Earth's atmosphere
Yao Chang, Yanlin Fu, Zhichao Chen, Zijie Luo, Yarui Zhao, Z. H. Li, Weiqing Zhang, Guorong Wu, Bina Fu, Dong H. Zhang, Michael N. R. Ashfold, Xueming Yang, Kaijun Yuan
Abstract
The emergence of molecular oxygen (O 2 ) in the Earth's primitive atmosphere is an issue of major interest.
Topics & Concepts
PhotodissociationAtmosphere (unit)AstrobiologyDissociation (chemistry)UltravioletOxygenPhotochemistryChemistryEarly EarthOpacityPhysicsOpticsThermodynamicsPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsAstro and Planetary ScienceMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena