Photodissociation and X-Ray-Dominated Regions
MG Wolfire, L Vallini, M Chevance - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The radiation from stars and active galactic nuclei (AGNs) creates photodissociation regions
(PDRs) and X-ray-dominated regions (XDRs), where the chemistry or heating is dominated …
(PDRs) and X-ray-dominated regions (XDRs), where the chemistry or heating is dominated …
Astrochemistry and compositions of planetary systems
KI Öberg, EA Bergin - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Planets form and obtain their compositions in disks of gas and dust around young stars. The
chemical compositions of these planet-forming disks regulate all aspects of planetary …
chemical compositions of these planet-forming disks regulate all aspects of planetary …
Interpreting the atmospheric composition of exoplanets: sensitivity to planet formation assumptions
P Mollière, T Molyarova, B Bitsch… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Constraining planet formation based on the atmospheric composition of exoplanets is a
fundamental goal of the exoplanet community. Existing studies commonly try to constrain …
fundamental goal of the exoplanet community. Existing studies commonly try to constrain …
Formation of the methyl cation by photochemistry in a protoplanetary disk
Forty years ago, it was proposed that gas-phase organic chemistry in the interstellar medium
can be initiated by the methyl cation CH3+ (refs.,–), but so far it has not been observed …
can be initiated by the methyl cation CH3+ (refs.,–), but so far it has not been observed …
Thermal desorption of interstellar ices: A review on the controlling parameters and their implications from snowlines to chemical complexity
M Minissale, Y Aikawa, E Bergin, M Bertin… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2022 - ACS Publications
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 …
Astrochemistry during the formation of stars
JK Jørgensen, A Belloche… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Star-forming regions show a rich and varied chemistry, including the presence of complex
organic molecules—in both the cold gas distributed on large scales and the hot regions …
organic molecules—in both the cold gas distributed on large scales and the hot regions …
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 …
Retrieving scattering clouds and disequilibrium chemistry in the atmosphere of HR 8799e
P Mollière, T Stolker, S Lacour, G Otten… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Clouds are ubiquitous in exoplanet atmospheres and they represent a challenge
for the model interpretation of their spectra. When generating a large number of model …
for the model interpretation of their spectra. When generating a large number of model …
A non-energetic mechanism for glycine formation in the interstellar medium
The detection of the amino acid glycine and its amine precursor methylamine on the comet
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by the Rosetta mission provides strong evidence for a cosmic …
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by the Rosetta mission provides strong evidence for a cosmic …