Mao-Chang Liang

Dr. Mao-Chang Liang

Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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Academic Career Length

26Years (2001-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 July 2007 in Nature
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GTGiovanna Tinetti
Giovanna Tinetti
AVAlfred Vidal-Madjar
Alfred Vidal-Madjar
Mao-Chang LiangMao-Chang Liang
Mao-Chang Liang
JBJean-Philippe Beaulieu
Jean-Philippe Beaulieu
YYYuk Yung
Yuk Yung
FSFranck Selsis
Franck Selsis

1 November 2005 in Nature
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ZSZhiqiang Shen
Zhiqiang Shen
KLK. Y. Lo
K. Y. Lo
Mao-Chang LiangMao-Chang Liang
Mao-Chang Liang
PHPaul T. P. Ho
Paul T. P. Ho
JZJ.-H. Zhao
J.-H. Zhao

1 February 2012 in Icarus
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XZXi Zhang
Xi Zhang
Mao-Chang LiangMao-Chang Liang
Mao-Chang Liang
FMFranklin P. Mills
Franklin P. Mills
DBDenis A. Belyaev
Denis A. Belyaev
YYYuk L. Yung
Yuk L. Yung

12 July 2007 in The Astrophysical Journal
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Mao-Chang LiangMao-Chang Liang
Mao-Chang Liang
AHAlan N. Heays
Alan N. Heays
BLBrenton R. Lewis
Brenton R. Lewis
SGStephen T. Gibson
Stephen T. Gibson
YYYuk L. Yung
Yuk L. Yung

8 May 2007 in The Astrophysical Journal
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Mao-Chang LiangMao-Chang Liang
Mao-Chang Liang
YYYuk L. Yung
Yuk L. Yung
DSDonald E. Shemansky
Donald E. Shemansky
Analysis of the Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (UVIS) stellar and solar occultations at Titan to date include 12 species: N$_{2}$ (nitrogen), CH$_{4}$ (methane), C$_{2}$H$_{2}$ (acetylene), C$_{2}$H$_{4}$ (ethylene), C$_{2}$H$_{6}$ (ethane), C$_{4}$H$_{2}$ (diacetylene), C$_{6}$H$_{6}$ (benzene), C$_{6}$N$_{2}$ (dicyanodiacetylene), C$_{2}$N$_{2}$ (cyanogen), HCN (hydrogen cyanide), HC$_{3}$N (cyanoacetylene), and aerosols distinguished by a structureless continuum extinction (absorption plus scattering) of photons in the EUV. The introduction of aerosol particles, retaining the same refractive index properties as tholin with radius $\sim$125 \AA and using Mie theory, provides a satisfactory fit to the spectra. The derived vertical profile of aerosol density shows distinct structure, implying a reactive generation process reaching altitudes more than 1000 km above the surface. A photochemical model presented here provides a reference basis for examining the chemical and physical processes leading to the distinctive atmospheric opacity at Titan. We find that dicyanodiacetylene is condensable at $\sim$650 km, where the atmospheric temperature minimum is located. This species is the simplest molecule identified to be condensable. Observations are needed to confirm the existence and production rates of dicyanodiacetylene.

5 August 2014 in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
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JMJoachim Mohn
Joachim Mohn
BWBenjamin Wolf
Benjamin Wolf
STSakae Toyoda
Sakae Toyoda
CLCheng‐Ting Lin
Cheng‐Ting Lin
Mao-Chang LiangMao-Chang Liang
Mao-Chang Liang
NYNaohiro Yoshida
Naohiro Yoshida