Astrophysical ices are exposed to different radiation fields including photons, electrons and
ions. The latter stem from interstellar cosmic rays (CR), the solar and stellar winds, shock …

Inter-and circumstellar ices comprise different molecules accreted on cold dust particles.
These icy dust grains provide a molecule reservoir where particles can interact and react. As …

Astrophysical ices are being exposed to ionizing radiation in space environments, which
trigger new reactions and desorption processes. In the lab, such processing by radiation has …

The radiation-induced transformations of small molecules at low temperatures play an
important role in the interstellar, planetary and atmospheric chemistry. This work presents a …

Apart from being a good source of nutrition, bananas are also an essential worldwide
commodity. However, bananas exhibit fast ripening and low shelf life, especially after …

Chemical reactions and desorption processes are being triggered by incoming ionizing
radiation over astrophysical ices in cold space environments. The quantification of these …

Methane (CH4) ice is found in the interstellar medium and in several bodies of the Solar
system, where it is commonly exposed to cosmic rays and stellar winds. The chemical …

In this work, we studied the stability of the glycine molecule in the crystalline zwitterion form,
known as α-glycine (+ NH3CH2COO−), under the action of heavy cosmic ray analogues …

Sewage sludge generated from chemical fiber plants is a hazardous waste with high
disposal costs, and it is important to reduce the amount of sludge produced. In this study, a …

In this study, we employed broad-band X-rays (6–2000 eV) to irradiate the frozen acetone
CH3COCH3, at the temperature of 12 K, with different photon fluences up to 2.7× 1018 …