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 …

Prebiotic astrochemistry and the formation of molecules of astrobiological interest in interstellar clouds and protostellar disks

SA Sandford, M Nuevo, PP Bera, TJ Lee - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite the generally hostile nature of the environments involved, chemistry does occur in
space. Molecules are seen in environments that span a wide range of physical and chemical …

The global dust modelling framework THEMIS

AP Jones, M Köhler, N Ysard, M Bocchio… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Here we introduce the interstellar dust modelling framework THEMIS (The Heterogeneous
dust Evolution Model for Interstellar Solids), which takes a global view of dust and its …

The evolution of amorphous hydrocarbons in the ISM: dust modelling from a new vantage point

AP Jones, L Fanciullo, M Köhler, L Verstraete… - Astronomy & …, 2013 - aanda.org
Context. The evolution of amorphous hydrocarbon materials, aC (: H), principally resulting
from ultraviolet (UV) photon absorption-induced processing, are likely at the heart of the …

The nature, origin and modification of insoluble organic matter in chondrites, the major source of Earth's C and N

CMOD Alexander, GD Cody, BT De Gregorio, LR Nittler… - Geochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
All chondrites accreted∼ 3.5 wt.% C in their matrices, the bulk of which was in a
macromolecular solvent and acid insoluble organic material (IOM). Similar material to IOM is …

Reaction networks for interstellar chemical modelling: improvements and challenges

V Wakelam, IWM Smith, E Herbst, J Troe… - Space science …, 2010 - Springer
We survey the current situation regarding chemical modelling of the synthesis of molecules
in the interstellar medium. The present state of knowledge concerning the rate coefficients …

Characterization of insoluble organic matter in primitive meteorites by microRaman spectroscopy

H Busemann, MOD Alexander… - Meteoritics & Planetary …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We have analyzed the chemically and isotopically well‐characterized insoluble organic
matter (IOM) extracted from 51 unequilibrated chondrites (8 CR, 9 CM, 1 CI, 3 ungrouped C …

Identification and characterization of a new ensemble of cometary organic molecules

N Hänni, K Altwegg, M Combi, SA Fuselier… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In-situ study of comet 1P/Halley during its 1986 apparition revealed a surprising abundance
of organic coma species. It remained unclear, whether or not these species originated from …

Variations of the mid-IR aromatic features inside and among galaxies

F Galliano, SC Madden, AGGM Tielens… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the results of a systematic study of mid-IR spectra of Galactic regions,
Magellanic H ii regions, and galaxies of various types (dwarf, spiral, starburst), observed by …

Evolution of organic matter in Orgueil, Murchison and Renazzo during parent body aqueous alteration: In situ investigations

C Le Guillou, S Bernard, AJ Brearley… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2014 - Elsevier
Chondrites accreted the oldest solid materials in the solar system including dust processed
in the protoplanetary disk and diverse organic compounds. After accretion, asteroidal …