Grain surface models and data for astrochemistry
The cross-disciplinary field of astrochemistry exists to understand the formation, destruction,
and survival of molecules in astrophysical environments. Molecules in space are …
and survival of molecules in astrophysical environments. Molecules in space are …
Thermal desorption of interstellar ices: A review on the controlling parameters and their implications from snowlines to chemical complexity
The evolution of star-forming regions and their thermal balance are strongly influenced by
their chemical composition, which, in turn, is determined by the physicochemical processes …
their chemical composition, which, in turn, is determined by the physicochemical processes …
Water in star-forming regions: physics and chemistry from clouds to disks as probed by Herschel spectroscopy
Context. Water is a key molecule in the physics and chemistry of star and planet formation,
but it is difficult to observe from Earth. The Herschel Space Observatory provided …
but it is difficult to observe from Earth. The Herschel Space Observatory provided …
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 …
Binding energies: New values and impact on the efficiency of chemical desorption
Recent laboratory measurements have confirmed that chemical desorption (desorption of
products due to exothermic surface reactions) can be an efficient process. The impact of …
products due to exothermic surface reactions) can be an efficient process. The impact of …
Laboratory and Computational Studies of Interstellar Ices
HM Cuppen, H Linnartz, S Ioppolo - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Ice mantles play a crucial role in sha** the astrochemical inventory of molecules during
star and planet formation. Small-scale molecular processes have a profound impact on large …
star and planet formation. Small-scale molecular processes have a profound impact on large …
Bottlenecks to interstellar sulfur chemistry-Sulfur-bearing hydrides in UV-illuminated gas and grains
Hydride molecules lie at the base of interstellar chemistry, but the synthesis of sulfuretted
hydrides is poorly understood and their abundances often crudely constrained. Motivated by …
hydrides is poorly understood and their abundances often crudely constrained. Motivated by …
A primordial origin for molecular oxygen in comets: a chemical kinetics study of the formation and survival of O2 ice from clouds to discs
Molecular oxygen has been confirmed as the fourth most abundant molecule in cometary
material (O2/H2O∼ 4 per cent) and is thought to have a primordial nature, ie coming from …
material (O2/H2O∼ 4 per cent) and is thought to have a primordial nature, ie coming from …
Theoretical determination of binding energies of small molecules on interstellar ice surfaces
The adsorption of a series of atoms and small molecules and radicals (H, C, N, O, NH, OH,
H2O, CH3, and NH3) on hexagonal crystalline and amorphous ice clusters were obtained …
H2O, CH3, and NH3) on hexagonal crystalline and amorphous ice clusters were obtained …
Adsorption energies of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms on the low-temperature amorphous water ice: A systematic estimation from quantum chemistry …
We propose a new simple computational model to estimate the adsorption energies of
atoms and molecules to low-temperature amorphous water ice, and we present the …
atoms and molecules to low-temperature amorphous water ice, and we present the …