Photochemistry and astrochemistry: Photochemical pathways to interstellar complex organic molecules

KI Öberg - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The interstellar medium is characterized by a rich and diverse chemistry. Many of its
complex organic molecules are proposed to form through radical chemistry in icy grain …

Grain surface models and data for astrochemistry

HM Cuppen, C Walsh, T Lamberts, D Semenov… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
The cross-disciplinary field of astrochemistry exists to understand the formation, destruction,
and survival of molecules in astrophysical environments. Molecules in space are …

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 …

Cometary ices in forming protoplanetary disc midplanes

MN Drozdovskaya, C Walsh… - Monthly Notices of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Low-mass protostars are the extrasolar analogues of the natal Solar system. Sophisticated
physicochemical models are used to simulate the formation of two protoplanetary discs from …

Diffusion activation energy and desorption activation energy for astrochemically relevant species on water ice show no clear relation

K Furuya, T Hama, Y Oba, A Kouchi… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The activation energies for desorption (E des) and for surface diffusion (E sd) of adsorbed
molecules on dust grains are two of the most important parameters for the chemistry in the …

CO diffusion into amorphous H2O ices

T Lauck, L Karssemeijer, K Shulenberger… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The mobility of atoms, molecules, and radicals in icy grain mantles regulates ice
restructuring, desorption, and chemistry in astrophysical environments. Interstellar ices are …

Measurements of diffusion of volatiles in amorphous solid water: application to interstellar medium environments

J He, SM Emtiaz, G Vidali - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The diffusion of atoms and molecules in ices covering dust grains in dense clouds in
interstellar space is an important but poorly characterized step in the formation of complex …

Diffusion-desorption ratio of adsorbed CO and CO2 on water ice

LJ Karssemeijer, HM Cuppen - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2014 - aanda.org
Context. Diffusion of atoms and molecules is a key process for the chemical evolution in star-
forming regions of the interstellar medium. Accurate data on the mobility of many important …

Diffusion of molecules in the bulk of a low density amorphous ice from molecular dynamics simulations

P Ghesquiere, T Mineva, D Talbi, P Theulé… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The diffusion of molecules in interstellar ice is a fundamental phenomenon to take into
account while studying the formation of complex molecules in this ice. This work presents a …

Laboratory and Computational Studies of Interstellar Ices

HM Cuppen, H Linnartz, S Ioppolo - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Ice mantles play a crucial role in shaping the astrochemical inventory of molecules during
star and planet formation. Small-scale molecular processes have a profound impact on large …