Experimental investigation on the formation of carbon-bearing molecules in the interstellar medium via neutral− neutral reactions

RI Kaiser - Chemical Reviews, 2002 - ACS Publications
The physical and chemical processes leading to the formation of molecules in the interstellar
medium (ISM) sthe vast voids between the starssfascinated scientists since the first detection …

Discovery of the pure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon indene (c-C9H8) with GOTHAM observations of TMC-1

AM Burkhardt, KLK Lee, PB Changala… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have long been invoked in the study of interstellar
and protostellar sources, but the unambiguous identification of any individual PAH has …

Discovery of benzyne, o-C6H4, in TMC-1 with the QUIJOTE line survey

J Cernicharo, M Agúndez, RI Kaiser… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We report the detection, for the first time in space, of a new non-functionalised hydrocarbon
cycle in the direction of TMC-1: oC 6 H 4 (ortho-benzyne). We derive a column density for …

The UMIST database for astrochemistry 2012

D McElroy, C Walsh, AJ Markwick, MA Cordiner… - Astronomy & …, 2013 - aanda.org
We present the fifth release of the UMIST Database for Astrochemistry (UDfA). The new
reaction network contains 6173 gas-phase reactions, involving 467 species, 47 of which are …

Reaction kinetics at very low temperatures: laboratory studies and interstellar chemistry

IWM Smith, BR Rowe - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2000 - ACS Publications
Studies of gas-phase processes at temperatures down to 10 K have recently blossomed,
largely through application of the CRESU (cinétique de réaction en ecoulement …

A kinetic database for astrochemistry (KIDA)

V Wakelam, E Herbst, JC Loison… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a novel chemical database for gas-phase astrochemistry. Named the KInetic
Database for Astrochemistry (KIDA), this database consists of gas-phase reactions with rate …

Disequilibrium carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen chemistry in the atmospheres of HD 189733b and HD 209458b

JI Moses, C Visscher, JJ Fortney… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We have developed a one-dimensional photochemical and thermochemical kinetics and
diffusion model to study the effects of disequilibrium chemistry on the atmospheric …

A photochemical model of Titan's atmosphere and ionosphere

VA Krasnopolsky - Icarus, 2009 - Elsevier
A global-mean model of coupled neutral and ion chemistry on Titan has been developed.
Unlike the previous coupled models, the model involves ambipolar diffusion and escape of …

Current state of modeling the photochemistry of Titan's mutually dependent atmosphere and ionosphere

EH Wilson, SK Atreya - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of recent observations, microphysical models, and laboratory data, a
photochemical model of Titan's atmosphere, including updated chemistry focusing on rate …

Rapid neutral–neutral reactions at low temperatures: a new network and first results for TMC‐1

IWM Smith, E Herbst, Q Chang - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
There is now ample evidence from an assortment of experiments, especially those involving
the CRESU (Cinétique de Réaction en Ecoulement Supersonique Uniforme) technique, that …