The crystallinity of water ice not only records the thermal history experienced by an astronomical body, but also affects the composition of forming planets by controlling the trapping of volatile […]
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Simple Molecules And Complex Chemistry In A Protoplanetary Disk: A JWST Investigation Of The Highly Inclined Disk d216-0939
While the number of detected molecules, particularly complex organic molecules, in the solid-state in astrophysical environments is still rather limited, laboratory experiments and astrochemical models predict many potential candidates.