Table 2 Pure and adsorbed phthalic acid photoproduct results: formation rate (\(\alpha\)) and formation cross section (\({\upsigma}_{f}\)).

From: Investigating the stability of aromatic carboxylic acids in hydrated magnesium sulfate under UV irradiation to assist detection of organics on Mars

Band [\({\text{cm}}^{-1}\)]

Pure phthalic acid results

Adsorbed phthalic acid results

\(\alpha\, [{\text{s}}^{-1}]\)

\({\upsigma }_{f} \,[{\text{cm}}^{2}]\)

\(\alpha \,[{\text{s}}^{-1}]\)

\({\upsigma }_{f} \,[{\text{cm}}^{2}]\)

1383

Not integrable

Not integrable

\(\left(1.0\pm 0.3\right)\times {10}^{-3}\)

\(\left(3.6\pm 0.9\right)\times {10}^{-21}\)

1261

\(\left(9.7\pm 0.8\right)\times {10}^{-3}\)

\(\left(3.5\pm 0.3\right)\times {10}^{-20}\)

Not available

Not available