Gliding on ice in search of accurate and cost-effective computational methods for astrochemistry on grains: the puzzling case of the HCN isomerization [PDF]
The isomerization of hydrogen cyanide to hydrogen isocyanide on icy grain surfaces is investigated by an accurate composite method (jun-Cheap) rooted in the coupled cluster ansatz and by density functional approaches.
Carmen Baiano +3 more
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Astrochemistry and Astrobiology over the last 20 years
A review of the achievements of astrochemistry and astrobiology over the past 20 years is given. Advances in astrochemistry in understanding the processes of emergence and survival high molecular weight chemical compounds are directly related to the ...
A. Yeghikyan
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Silicates are ubiquitously found as small dust grains throughout the universe. These particles are frequently subject to high-energy processes and subsequent condensation in the interstellar medium (ISM), where they are broken up into many ultrasmall ...
Joan Mariñoso Guiu +5 more
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Gas-phase Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium: The Role of Laboratory Astrochemistry
“Who” and how? In this simple question the complexity of the interstellar chemistry is encapsulated. “Who” refers to what molecules are present in the interstellar medium (ISM) and “how” to the mechanisms that led to their formation.
Cristina Puzzarini
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Astrochemistry of Sub-Millimeter Sources in Orion: Studying the Variations of Molecular Tracers with Changing Physical Conditions [PDF]
Cornerstone molecules (CO, H_2CO, CH_3OH, HCN, HNC, CN, CS, SO) were observed toward seven sub-millimeter bright sources in the Orion molecular cloud in order to quantify the range of conditions for which individual molecular line tracers provide ...
A. M. S. Boonman +81 more
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Grain Surface Models and Data for Astrochemistry [PDF]
The cross-disciplinary field of astrochemistry exists to understand the formation, destruction, and survival of molecules in astrophysical environments. Molecules in space are synthesized via a large variety of gas-phase reactions, and reactions on dust ...
A. Al-Halabi +284 more
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Unique Applications of para-Hydrogen Matrix Isolation to Spectroscopy and Astrochemistry. [PDF]
Cryogenic solid para-hydrogen (p-H2) exhibits pronounced quantum effects, enabling unique experiments that are typically not possible in noble-gas matrices.
Weber I, Joshi PR, Anderson DT, Lee YP.
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Metal-ion mediated photolytic regulation of diphenylalanine stability: Implications for prebiotic chemical evolution [PDF]
Summary: Early Earth’s UV-rich environment, together with abundant transition metals, likely shaped the stability of biomolecules. We investigated how cations influence the UV (254 nm) stability of diphenylalanine (FF).
Wei Tang +8 more
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Editorial: Refractory Astrochemistry [PDF]
Ryan C. Fortenberry +2 more
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Is Phenylnitrene a Missing Link in the Formation of Polycyclic Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocycles? [PDF]
A new formation pathway for polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocycles (PANHs) has been found. The reaction of phenylnitrene and the propargyl radical leads to quinoline, proving that nitrenes are suitable precursors for nitrogen incorporation mechanisms.
Arns R +6 more
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