A kinetic database for astrochemistry (KIDA)

V Wakelam, E Herbst, JC Loison… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a novel chemical database for gas-phase astrochemistry. Named the KInetic
Database for Astrochemistry (KIDA), this database consists of gas-phase reactions with rate …

Reactions at very low temperatures: gas kinetics at a new frontier

IWM Smith - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
A new era in chemical kinetics was heralded 20 years ago by the results reported by
Bertrand Rowe, then at the Laboratoire d AØrothermique in Meudon.[1] Using an apparatus …

Uniform supersonic chemical reactors: 30 years of astrochemical history and future challenges

A Potapov, A Canosa, E Jiménez… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The interstellar medium is of great interest to us as the place where stars and planets are
born and from where, probably, the molecular precursors of life came to Earth. Astronomical …

The molecular composition of the planet-forming regions of protoplanetary disks across the luminosity regime

C Walsh, H Nomura, E Van Dishoeck - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015 - aanda.org
Context. Near-to mid-infrared observations of molecular emission from protoplanetary disks
show that the inner regions are rich in small organic volatiles (eg, C 2 H 2 and HCN). Trends …

[HTML][HTML] Toward RNA life on early Earth: From atmospheric HCN to biomolecule production in warm little ponds

BKD Pearce, K Molaverdikhani, RE Pudritz… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The origin of life on Earth involves the early appearance of an information-containing
molecule such as RNA. The basic building blocks of RNA could have been delivered by …

Rapid neutral–neutral reactions at low temperatures: a new network and first results for TMC‐1

IWM Smith, E Herbst, Q Chang - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
There is now ample evidence from an assortment of experiments, especially those involving
the CRESU (Cinétique de Réaction en Ecoulement Supersonique Uniforme) technique, that …

The neutral photochemistry of nitriles, amines and imines in the atmosphere of Titan

JC Loison, E Hébrard, M Dobrijevic, KM Hickson… - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
The photochemistry of N 2 and CH 4 in the atmosphere of Titan leads to a very rich
chemistry which is not well understood. The aim of our study is to improve our understanding …

Collisions between cold molecules in a superconducting magnetic trap

Y Segev, M Pitzer, M Karpov, N Akerman, J Narevicius… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Collisions between cold molecules are essential for studying fundamental aspects of
quantum chemistry, and may enable the formation of quantum degenerate molecular matter …

Fully coupled photochemistry of the deuterated ionosphere of Mars and its effects on escape of H and D

E Cangi, M Chaffin, R Yelle, B Gregory… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although deuterium (D) on Mars has received substantial attention, the deuterated
ionosphere remains relatively unstudied. This means that we also know very little about non …

Experimental studies of gas-phase reactivity in relation to complex organic molecules in star-forming regions

IR Cooke, IR Sims - ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
The field of astrochemistry concerns the formation and abundance of molecules in the
interstellar medium, star-forming regions, exoplanets, and solar system bodies. These …