Laboratory detection and rotational spectroscopy of trans-HNSO: implications for astronomical observations [PDF]
Frontiers in ChemistrySulfur-bearing molecules are central to interstellar chemistry, yet their observed abundances in the gas phase remain far below cosmic expectations in dense interstellar regions.
Valerio Lattanzi +4 more
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Benchmark Studies on the Isomerization Enthalpies for Interstellar Molecular Species
Journal of Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, 2023 With the well-established correlation between the relative stabilities of isomers and their interstellar abundances coupled with the prevalence of isomeric species among the interstellar molecular species, isomerization remains a plausible formation ...
Emmanuel Etim (PhD)
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Abundance Ratios of OH/CO and HCO+/CO as Probes of the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in Diffuse Clouds
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 The cosmic-ray ionization rate (CRIR, ζ _2 ) is one of the key parameters controlling the formation and destruction of various molecules in molecular clouds. However, the current most commonly used CRIR tracers, such as ${{\rm{H}}}_{3}^{+}$ , OH ^+ , and
Gan Luo +8 more
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Ionize Hard: Interstellar PO+ Detection
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 We report the first detection of the phosphorus monoxide ion (PO+) in the interstellar medium. Our unbiased and very sensitive spectral survey toward the G+0.693–0.027 molecular cloud covers four different rotational transitions of this molecule, two of ...
Víctor M. Rivilla +17 more
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Quantum mechanical modeling of interstellar molecules on cosmic dusts: H2O, NH3, and CO2
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 Since the first detection of CH molecule in interstellar medium (ISM), more than 270 molecules have been identified in various astronomical sources in ISM.
Fangfang Li +9 more
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The Distribution of Metallicities in the Local Galactic Interstellar Medium
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 In this investigation, we present an analysis of the metallicity distribution that pertains to neutral gas in the local Galactic interstellar medium (ISM).
Adam M. Ritchey +5 more
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Survey of CH3NH2 and its Formation Process
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present the observational results of a precursor of glycine, methylamine (CH _3 NH _2 ), together with methanol (CH _3 OH) and methanimine (CH _2 NH) for the high-mass star-forming regions NGC 6334I, G10.47+0.03, G31.41+0.3, and W51 e1/e2 using the ...
Taiki Suzuki +9 more
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A Reexamination of Phosphorus and Chlorine Depletions in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present a comprehensive examination of interstellar P and Cl abundances based on an analysis of archival spectra acquired with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ...
Adam M. Ritchey +3 more
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The Chemical Composition of HD47536: A Planetary Host Halo Giant with Possible λ Bootis Features and Signs of Interstellar Matter Accretion [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2022 We investigated the chemical composition of the planetary host halo star HD47536 via high-resolution spectral observations recorded using a 1.5 meter Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) telescope (Chile).
Alexander Yushchenko +10 more
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Observations of Multiphase, High-velocity, Shocked Gas in the Vela Supernova Remnant
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present an analysis of high-resolution far-UV archival spectra obtained with the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph on the Hubble Space Telescope of the star HD 75309, which probes high-velocity shocked gas in the Vela supernova remnant (SNR).
Adam M. Ritchey
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