Interstellar dust grains
BT Draine - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review surveys the observed properties of interstellar dust grains: the
wavelength-dependent extinction of starlight, including absorption features, from UV to …
wavelength-dependent extinction of starlight, including absorption features, from UV to …
Observations of the icy universe
Freeze-out of the gas-phase elements onto cold grains in dense interstellar and
circumstellar media builds up ice mantles consisting of molecules that are mostly formed in …
circumstellar media builds up ice mantles consisting of molecules that are mostly formed in …
Formation of complex organic molecules in hot molecular cores through nondiffusive grain-surface and ice-mantle chemistry
A new, more comprehensive model of gas–grain chemistry in hot molecular cores is
presented, in which nondiffusive reaction processes on dust-grain surfaces and in ice …
presented, in which nondiffusive reaction processes on dust-grain surfaces and in ice …
The chemical composition of comets—emerging taxonomies and natal heritage
MJ Mumma, SB Charnley - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Cometary nuclei contain the least modified material from the formative epoch of our
planetary system, and their compositions reflect a range of processes experienced by …
planetary system, and their compositions reflect a range of processes experienced by …
2021 census of interstellar, circumstellar, extragalactic, protoplanetary disk, and exoplanetary molecules
BA McGuire - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
To date, 241 individual molecular species, composed of 19 different elements, have been
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …
Interstellar ice: the infrared space observatory legacy
ABSTRACT We present 2.5–30 μ m spectra from the Short-Wavelength Spectrometer of the
Infrared Space Observatory for a total of 23 sources. The sources include embedded young …
Infrared Space Observatory for a total of 23 sources. The sources include embedded young …
[BOOK][B] Dust in the galactic environment
DCB Whittet - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Dust is a ubiquitous feature of the cosmos, im**ing directly or indirectly on most fields of
modern astronomy and astrophysics. Dust in the Galactic Environment, Second Edition …
modern astronomy and astrophysics. Dust in the Galactic Environment, Second Edition …
CORINOS. I. JWST/MIRI spectroscopy and imaging of a class 0 protostar IRAS 15398–3359
The origin of complex organic molecules (COMs) in young Class 0 protostars has been one
of the major questions in astrochemistry and star formation. While COMs are thought to form …
of the major questions in astrochemistry and star formation. While COMs are thought to form …
Efficient formation of formaldehyde and methanol by the addition of hydrogen atoms to CO in H2O-CO ice at 10 K
N Watanabe, A Kouchi - The Astrophysical Journal, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
Formaldehyde and methanol were produced efficiently by the hydrogenation of CO in H 2 O-
CO ice at 10 K in an atomic hydrogen beam experiment. The relative yields to the initial CO …
CO ice at 10 K in an atomic hydrogen beam experiment. The relative yields to the initial CO …
Ammonium salts are a reservoir of nitrogen on a cometary nucleus and possibly on some asteroids
INTRODUCTION Comets and asteroids preserve information on the earliest stages of Solar
System formation and on the composition of its building blocks. The nature of their solid …
System formation and on the composition of its building blocks. The nature of their solid …