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Emergence of Optical Activity and Surface Morphology Changes in Racemic Amino Acid Films Under Circularly Polarized Lyman‐α Light Irradiation

Chirality, Volume 36, Issue 11, November 2024.
The photoreaction induced by Lyman‐α circularly polarized light (CPL) irradiation in racemic alanine film is more complex than simple preferential photolysis of enantiopure alanine molecules, and formation of larger molecules is observed. Circular networks of order of 100 nm scale are introduced in the alanine film surface by the irradiation.
Masahiro Kobayashi, Jun‐ichi Takahashi, Hiroshi Ota, Koichi Matsuo, Mohamed I. A. Ibrahim, Taketoshi Minato, Gen Fujimori, Masahiro Katoh, Kensei Kobayashi, Yoko Kebukawa, Hiroaki Nakamura   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing dust particle size and size distribution on extracted particles by SEM and comparing with light scattering techniques

Plasma Processes and Polymers, Volume 21, Issue 8, August 2024.
A comparison is presented between Kinetic Mie Polarimetry and Scanning Electron Microscopy of plasma‐grown amorphous hydrogenated carbon (a‐C:H) particles. The analysis includes particle size distributions, which show that the standard deviation grows linearly, resulting in a constant shape.
Andreas Petersen, Jakob Wötzel, Christiane Zamponi, Julia Kobus, Sebastian Wolf, Franko Greiner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The deep eclipses of RW Aur revisited by long‐term photometric and spectroscopic monitoring

Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 345, Issue 4, May 2024.
Abstract RW Aurigae is a young stellar system containing a classical T Tauri star as the primary component. It shows deep, irregular dimmings, first detected in 2010. At the University Observatory Jena, we carried out optical follow‐up observations. We performed multiband (BVRI) photometry of the system with the Cassegrain‐Teleskop‐Kamera II and the ...
Oliver Lux, Markus Mugrauer, Richard Bischoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circumstellar dust [PDF]

, 1986
The presence of dust in the general interstellar medium is inferred from the extinction, polarization, and scattering of starlight; the presence of dark nebulae; interstellar depletions; the observed infrared emission around certain stars and various ...
Dwek, E.
core  

The Optical Extinction Law Depends on Magnetic Field Orientation: The RV–ψ Relation

The Astrophysical Journal
For aspherical interstellar dust grains aligned with their short axes preferentially parallel to the local magnetic field, the amount of extinction per grain is larger when the magnetic field is along the line of sight and smaller when in the plane of ...
Brandon S. Hensley
doaj   +1 more source

Limitations of the modified blackbody fit method for determining molecular cloud properties

Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 345, Issue 4, May 2024.
Abstract Achieving a comprehensive understanding of the star and planet formation process is one of the fundamental tasks of astrophysics, requiring detailed knowledge of the physical conditions during the different phases of this process. During the earliest stages, that is, concerning physical processes in molecular clouds and filaments, the column ...
Niko Zielinski, Sebastian Wolf
wiley   +1 more source

Luminosity Distance and Extinction by Submicrometer-sized Grains

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
The distance to the stars is a fundamental parameter, which is determined via two primary methods—parallax and luminosity. While the parallax is a direct trigonometric method, the luminosity distance is usually influenced by interstellar extinction.
R. Siebenmorgen, Frank Heymann, R. Chini
doaj   +1 more source

Chiroptical properties of membrane glycerophospholipids and their chiral backbones

Chirality, Volume 36, Issue 3, March 2024.
Examination of the interaction of glycerophospholipids with circularly polarized light suggests that direct induction of symmetry breaking to membrane lipids by chiral photons is unlikely. However, anisotropy spectra of certain analogs indicate potential alternative mechanisms for the origins of membrane lipid homochirality, providing insights into the
Jana Bocková, Adrien D. Garcia, Nykola C. Jones, Søren V. Hoffmann, Cornelia Meinert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring of the Interstellar Dust Stream in the Inner Solar System Using Data of Different Spacecraft [PDF]

, 2004
Interstellar dust plays a key role in many astrophysical processes. However, until recently, astronomers could infer some properties of interstellar dust only through observations of starlight extinction and infrared emission.
Altobelli, Nicolas, Altobelli, N.
core   +1 more source

A Face-on View of Interstellar Dust in the Galactic Plane

The Astronomical Journal
Interstellar dust is a fundamental component of the Milky Way, influencing star formation, galactic evolution, and observations across the electromagnetic spectrum.
Lin Zhang, Bingqiu Chen, Fei Qin, Guangxing Li, Haibo Yuan, Yi Ren   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source