Table 1.

Comparison of Results for Previous CH₄/N₂ Photolysis in Far UV

Wavelength range (nm)	Reference	Reaction pressure (torr)	Products reported (phase)
125–170	Dodonova, 1966	5–8, 100–200	HCN (gas)
123.6	Chang et al.,1979	not specified	Organics, No N-containing (gas)
147	Bossard, 1979 from Bossard et al.,1982	10	Organics, No N-containing (gas)
184.9	Ferris and Chen, 1975	670	Organics, No N-containing (gas)
112–135	Scattergood et al.,1989	not specified	HCN, hydrocarbons (gas)
50–150	Imanaka and Smith, 2007	0.05	Organics produced at Ly-α (gas) but with reduced efficiency than lower λ, N chemistry uncertain
115–400	This work	600	Nitriles, –CN linkages (solid)