Abstract:Titan harbors a dense, organic-rich atmosphere primarily composed of N 2 and CH 4 , with lesser amounts of hydrocarbons and nitrogen-bearing species. As a result of high sensitivity observations by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Band 6 (∼230-272 GHz), we obtained the first spectroscopic detection of CH 3 C 3 N (methylcyanoacetylene or cyanopropyne) in Titan's atmosphere through the observation of seven transitions in the J = 64 → 63 and J = 62 → 61 rotational bands. The presence of … Show more
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