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 …

Accretion disks in luminous young stellar objects

MT Beltrán, WJ de Wit - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2016 - Springer
An observational review is provided of the properties of accretion disks around young stars.
It concerns the primordial disks of intermediate-and high-mass young stellar objects in …

Deep, broadband spectral line surveys of molecule-rich interstellar clouds

SLW Weaver, JC Laas, L Zou, JA Kroll… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Spectral line surveys are an indispensable tool for exploring the physical and chemical
evolution of astrophysical environments due to the vast amount of data that can be obtained …

The TOPGöt high-mass star-forming sample-I. Methyl cyanide emission as tracer of early phases of star formation

C Mininni, F Fontani, A Sánchez-Monge… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Aims. The TOPGöt project studies a sample of 86 high-mass star-forming regions in different
evolutionary stages from starless cores to ultra compact HII regions. The aim of the survey is …

Selective Generation of the Radical Cation Isomers [CH3CN]•+ and [CH2CNH]•+ via VUV Photoionization of Different Neutral Precursors and Their Reactivity with …

M Polasek, EL Zins, C Alcaraz, J Zabka… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Experimental and theoretical studies have been carried out to demonstrate the selective
generation of two different C2H3N+ isomers, namely, the acetonitrile [CH3CN]•+ and the …

Non-thermal ion desorption from an acetonitrile (CH 3 CN) astrophysical ice analogue studied by electron stimulated ion desorption

FA Ribeiro, GC Almeida, Y Garcia-Basabe… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The incidence of high-energy radiation onto icy surfaces constitutes an important route for
leading new neutral or ionized molecular species back to the gas phase in interstellar and …

Low-temperature chemistry induced by cosmic rays: positive and negative ion desorption from nitrile-bearing astrophysical ice analogues

FA Ribeiro, GC Almeida, W Wolff… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In cold core of dark molecular clouds, where the UV radiation from external sources is
strongly attenuated, cosmic rays can induce chemical reactions on the surface of ice …

High-resolution Observations of the Massive Protostar in IRAS 18566+ 0408

P Hofner, R Cesaroni, S Kurtz, V Rosero… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We report 3 mm continuum, CH 3 CN (5–4) and 13 CS (2–1) line observations with CARMA
(Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy), in conjunction with 6 and 1.3 …

LLAMA Millimeter and Submillimeter Observatory. Update on its Science Opportunities

M Fernandez-Lopez, P Benaglia, S Cichowolski… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The Large Latin American Millimeter Array (LLAMA for short) is a joint scientific and
technological undertaking of Argentina and Brazil whose goal is to install and to operate an …

A Mini Survey of Methyl Cyanide toward Extended Green Objects

T Hung, SY Liu, YN Su, JH He, HT Lee… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We present results of a survey of methyl cyanide (CH 3 CN) J= 12–11 toward 56 sources,
including 35 Extended Green Objects (EGOs) and 21 nearby AKARI counterparts, with the …