Organic molecules in the interstellar medium, comets, and meteorites: a voyage from dark clouds to the early Earth
P Ehrenfreund, SB Charnley - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2000 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Our understanding of the evolution of organic molecules, and their voyage from
molecular clouds to the early solar system and Earth, has changed dramatically …
molecular clouds to the early solar system and Earth, has changed dramatically …
Emerging trends and a comet taxonomy based on the volatile chemistry measured in thirty comets with high-resolution infrared spectroscopy between 1997 and 2013
ND Russo, H Kawakita, RJ Vervack Jr, HA Weaver - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
A systematic analysis of the mixing ratios with respect to H 2 O for eight species (CH 3 OH,
HCN, NH 3, H 2 CO, C 2 H 2, C 2 H 6, CH 4, and CO) measured with high-resolution infrared …
HCN, NH 3, H 2 CO, C 2 H 2, C 2 H 6, CH 4, and CO) measured with high-resolution infrared …
New molecules found in comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp). Investigating the link between cometary and interstellar material
D Bockelée-Morvan, DC Lis, JE Wink… - … and Astrophysics, v …, 2000 - adsabs.harvard.edu
We present millimetre and submillimetre observations of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp)
undertaken near perihelion with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and the 30-m …
undertaken near perihelion with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and the 30-m …
The composition of cometary volatiles
D Bockelée-Morvan, J Crovisier, MJ Mumma… - Comets …, 2004 - books.google.com
The composition of cometary ices provides key information on the chemical and physical
properties of the outer solar nebula where comets formed, 4.6 Gy ago. This chapter …
properties of the outer solar nebula where comets formed, 4.6 Gy ago. This chapter …
An inventory of interstellar ices toward the embedded protostar W33A
EL Gibb, DCB Whittet, WA Schutte… - The Astrophysical …, 2000 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents, for the first time, a complete 2.4–25 μ m spectrum of the dust-
embedded young stellar object W33A. The spectrum was obtained with the Short …
embedded young stellar object W33A. The spectrum was obtained with the Short …
A survey of CO, CO2, and H2O in comets and centaurs
CO and CO 2 are the two dominant carbon-bearing molecules in comae and have major
roles in driving activity. Their relative abundances also provide strong observational …
roles in driving activity. Their relative abundances also provide strong observational …
Prebiotic synthesis from CO atmospheres: implications for the origins of life
S Miyakawa, H Yamanashi… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Most models of the primitive atmosphere around the time life originated suggest that the
atmosphere was dominated by carbon dioxide, largely based on the notion that the …
atmosphere was dominated by carbon dioxide, largely based on the notion that the …
Spectroscopic monitoring of comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) with the JCMT and IRAM radio telescopes
N Biver, D Bockelée-Morvan, J Crovisier… - The Astronomical …, 1999 - iopscience.iop.org
Molecular radio lines were monitored in comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) from 1996 February
10 to June 23, using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the 30 m telescope and the …
10 to June 23, using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and the 30 m telescope and the …
CO and other volatiles in distantly active comets
The activity of most comets near the Sun is dominated by the sublimation of frozen water, the
most abundant ice in comets. Some comets, however, are active well beyond the water-ice …
most abundant ice in comets. Some comets, however, are active well beyond the water-ice …
Remote infrared observations of parent volatiles in comets: A window on the early solar system
MJ Mumma, MA DiSanti, ND Russo… - Advances in Space …, 2003 - Elsevier
Organic volatiles and water in Oort Cloud comets were investigated at infrared wavelengths.
The detected species include H2O, CO, CH3OH, CH4, C2H2, C2H6, OCS, HCN, NH3, and …
The detected species include H2O, CO, CH3OH, CH4, C2H2, C2H6, OCS, HCN, NH3, and …