Despite the organic molecule inventory detected in Orion KL, acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) — one of the most ubiquitous interstellar aldehydes — has not been firmly identified with mm-wave interferometry.
Orion KL
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Spectuner: A Framework For Automated Line Identification Of Interstellar Molecules
Interstellar molecules, which play an important role in astrochemistry, are identified using observed spectral lines.
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Radio Recombination Lines Of Carbon/Oxygen Ions Detected For The First Time
A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected radio recombination lines (RRLs) of ions heavier than helium for the first time, […]