[HTML][HTML] H2 formation on interstellar dust grains: The viewpoints of theory, experiments, models and observations

V Wakelam, E Bron, S Cazaux, F Dulieu, C Gry… - Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Molecular hydrogen is the most abundant molecule in the universe. It is the first one to form
and survive photo-dissociation in tenuous environments. Its formation involves catalytic …

Turbulent molecular clouds

P Hennebelle, E Falgarone - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2012 - Springer
Stars form within molecular clouds but our understanding of this fundamental process
remains hampered by the complexity of the physics that drives their evolution. We review our …

PDRs4All: A JWST early release science program on radiative feedback from massive stars

PI Team, O Berné, É Habart, E Peeters… - Publications of the …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST, Gardner et al. 2006) is a 6.5 m space telescope
launched in 2021 December and is developed by the National Aeronautics and Space …

Evolution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in photodissociation regions-Hydrogenation and charge states

J Montillaud, C Joblin, D Toublanc - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013 - aanda.org
Context. Various studies have emphasised variations in the charge state and composition of
the interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) population in photodissociation …

Surface chemistry in the interstellar medium-I. H2 formation by Langmuir-Hinshelwood and Eley-Rideal mechanisms

J Le Bourlot, F Le Petit, C Pinto, E Roueff… - Astronomy & …, 2012 - aanda.org
Context. It has been found from ISO, Spitzer, and Herschel observations that molecular
hydrogen, H 2, can form on warm grains. Numerical models of interstellar chemistry have …

GOALS-JWST: Tracing AGN feedback on the star-forming interstellar medium in NGC 7469

TSY Lai, L Armus, U Vivian… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract We present James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI)
integral-field spectroscopy of the nearby merging, luminous infrared galaxy, NGC 7469. This …

Structure of photodissociation fronts in star-forming regions revealed by Herschel observations of high-J CO emission lines

C Joblin, E Bron, C Pinto, P Pilleri, F Le Petit… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. In bright photodissociation regions (PDR) associated with massive star formation,
the presence of dense “clumps” that are immersed in a less dense interclump medium is …

H2 Formation on Interstellar Grains

G Vidali - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The first detection of molecules in space (CH, CH+, and CN) occurred in the late 1930s.
Since then over 180 different molecular species have been detected (http://www …

Shock-enhanced C+ Emission and the Detection of H2O from the Stephan's Quintet Group-wide Shock Using Herschel

PN Appleton, P Guillard, F Boulanger… - The Astrophysical …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first Herschel spectroscopic detections of the [O i] 63 μm and [C ii] 158 μm
fine-structure transitions, and a single para-H 2 O line from the 35× 15 kpc 2 shocked …

PDRs4All-II. JWST's NIR and MIR imaging view of the Orion Nebula

E Habart, E Peeters, O Berné, B Trahin… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the most detailed and
sharpest infrared (IR) images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, the nearest …