With the well-established correlation between the relative stabilities of isomers and their interstellar abundances coupled with the prevalence of isomeric species among the interstellar molecular species, isomerization remains a plausible […]
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Simulation Of CH3OH Ice UV Photolysis Under Laboratory Conditions
Methanol is the most complex molecule securely identified in interstellar ices and is a key chemical species for understanding chemical complexity in astrophysical environments.
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Glycolaldehyde Formation Mediated By Interstellar Amorphous Ice: A Computational Study
Glycolaldehyde (HOCH2CHO) is the most straightforward sugar detected in the Interstellar Medium (ISM) and participates in the formation pathways of molecules fundamental to life, red such as ribose and derivatives.
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Discovery Of Amorphous Ice May Change Our Understanding Of Water
Researchers at UCL and the University of Cambridge have discovered a new type of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than any other known ices and that may rewrite […]
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Theoretical Investigations Of Propyl-cyanide Formation In Gas Phase And On Ice Mantles
Propyl cyanide (PrCN) (C3H7CN) with both linear and branched isomers is ubiquitous in interstellar space and is important for astrochemistry as it is one of the most complex molecules found […]
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A Reexamination of Phosphorus and Chlorine Depletions in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium
We present a comprehensive examination of interstellar P and Cl abundances based on an analysis of archival spectra acquired with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope […]
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An Ice Age JWST Inventory Of Dense Molecular Cloud Ices
Icy grain mantles are the main reservoir of the volatile elements that link chemical processes in dark, interstellar clouds with the formation of planets and composition of their atmospheres.
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James Webb Space Telescope Identifies Origins Of Icy Building Blocks Of Life
Interstellar molecular clouds are considered to be the birth sites of planetary systems.
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Webb Telescope Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry
If you want to build a habitable planet, ices are a vital ingredient because they are the main source of several key elements — namely carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and […]
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SwRI-Contributed Study Provides Darkest View Ever Of Interstellar Ices
An international team including Southwest Research Institute, Leiden University and NASA used observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to achieve the darkest ever view of a dense interstellar […]