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 …

In the past few years, several major space missions have been completed (eg, Deep Impact,
LCROSS, Chandrayaan-1, Stardust, Hayabusa), and a number of spacecraft are currently …

The modelling of molecular excitation and dissociation processes relevant to astrochemistry
requires the validation of theories by comparison with data generated from laboratory …

Solid carbon dioxide (CO 2) has long been recognized as a component of both interstellar
and solar system ices, but a recent literature search has revealed significant qualitative and …

Since their formation in the protosolar nebula some∼ 4.5 billion years ago, comets are in
storage in cold distant regions of the solar system, the Kuiper Belt/scattered disk or Oort …

Water ices are a common component of cold space environments, including molecular and
protostellar clouds, and the frozen surfaces of moons, planets, and comets. When exposed …

We investigate the effects produced mainly by broadband soft X-rays up to 2 keV (plus fast
(∼ keV) photoelectrons and low-energy (∼ eV) induced secondary electrons) in the ice …

We experimentally address in this paper the physicochemical effects induced by ionizing
photons (energies from 6 to 2000 eV) and swift heavy ions (15.7 MeV 16 O 5+) in the icy …

This work presents a physicochemical study of frozen amorphous methane (at 16 K) under
bombardment by medium-mass ions (15.7 MeV 16O5+) with implications for icy bodies in …

In this combined experimental–theoretical work we focus on the physical and chemical
changes induced by soft X-rays on sulfur dioxide (SO2) ice at a very low temperature, in an …