From the laboratory to the interstellar medium: A strategy to search for exotic molecules in space
The chemistry of the interstellar medium occurs under extreme conditions and can lead to
the formation of exotic molecules. These are species that on Earth are unstable and/or …
the formation of exotic molecules. These are species that on Earth are unstable and/or …
Broadband Rotational Spectroscopy in Uniform Supersonic Flows: Chirped Pulse/Uniform Flow for Reaction Dynamics and Low Temperature Kinetics
Conspectus The study of gas-phase chemical reactions at very low temperatures first
became possible with the development and implementation of the CRESU (French acronym …
became possible with the development and implementation of the CRESU (French acronym …
H2CN/H2NC abundance ratio: a new potential temperature tracer for the interstellar medium
The H2NC radical is the high-energy metastable isomer of H2CN radical, which has been
recently detected for the first time in the interstellar medium towards a handful of cold …
recently detected for the first time in the interstellar medium towards a handful of cold …
Product-specific reaction kinetics in continuous uniform supersonic flows probed by chirped-pulse microwave spectroscopy
Experimental studies of the products of elementary gas-phase chemical reactions occurring
at low temperatures (< 50 K) are very scarce, but of importance for fundamental studies of …
at low temperatures (< 50 K) are very scarce, but of importance for fundamental studies of …
Fingerprinting fragments of fragile interstellar molecules: dissociation chemistry of pyridine and benzonitrile revealed by infrared spectroscopy and theory
DB Rap, A Simon, K Steenbakkers… - Faraday …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The cationic fragmentation products in the dissociative ionization of pyridine and
benzonitrile have been studied by infrared action spectroscopy in a cryogenic ion trap …
benzonitrile have been studied by infrared action spectroscopy in a cryogenic ion trap …
Interaction of CH3CN and CH3NC with He: Potential Energy Surfaces and Low-Energy Scattering
M Ben Khalifa, PJ Dagdigian… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Several nitrogen-bearing molecules, such as methyl cyanide (or acetonitrile, CH3CN) and
methyl isocyanide (CH3NC) of interest here, have been observed in various astrophysical …
methyl isocyanide (CH3NC) of interest here, have been observed in various astrophysical …
Astrochemical Modeling of Propargyl Radical Chemistry in TMC-1
Recent detections of aromatic species in dark molecular clouds suggest that formation
pathways may be efficient at very low temperatures and pressures, yet current astrochemical …
pathways may be efficient at very low temperatures and pressures, yet current astrochemical …
Dynamics of HCN, HNC, and HNCO Formation in the 193 nm Photodissociation of Formamide
Formamide (NH2CHO) is the simplest molecule containing a peptide linkage [− NH–C (═
O)−], and it plays an essential role in the study of prebiotic chemistry. Exposure to UV …
O)−], and it plays an essential role in the study of prebiotic chemistry. Exposure to UV …
Sensitivity analysis of aromatic chemistry to gas-phase kinetics in a dark molecular cloud model
AN Byrne, C Xue, T Van Voorhis… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasingly large number of complex organic molecules detected in the interstellar
medium necessitates robust kinetic models that can be relied upon for investigating the …
medium necessitates robust kinetic models that can be relied upon for investigating the …
[HTML][HTML] Electronic structure of spin-singlet and spin-triplet atomic carbon upon interaction with helium. A theoretical investigation
F Cargnoni - Chemical Physics Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a theoretical investigation on the electronic structure of the C− He complex,
either in the ground and in several spin-singlet and spin-triplet excited states. The interaction …
either in the ground and in several spin-singlet and spin-triplet excited states. The interaction …