Structure and evolution of interstellar carbonaceous dust. Insights from the laboratory

VJ Herrero, M Jiménez-Redondo, RJ Peláez… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A large fraction of interstellar carbon is locked up in solid grains. The nature, origin and
evolution of these grains have been investigated for decades. A combination of …

Molecular mass growth through ring expansion in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via radical–radical reactions

L Zhao, RI Kaiser, W Lu, B Xu, M Ahmed… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) represent key molecular building blocks leading to
carbonaceous nanoparticles identified in combustion systems and extraterrestrial …

DustPedia: a definitive study of cosmic dust in the local universe

JI Davies, M Baes, S Bianchi, A Jones… - Publications of the …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The European Space Agency has invested heavily in two cornerstones missions:
Herschel and Planck. The legacy data from these missions provides an unprecedented …

Astrochemical pathways to complex organic and prebiotic molecules: Experimental perspectives for in situ solid-state studies

D Fulvio, A Potapov, J He, T Henning - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
A deep understanding of the origin of life requires the physical, chemical, and biological
study of prebiotic systems and the comprehension of the mechanisms underlying their …

Dust variations in the diffuse interstellar medium: constraints on Milky Way dust from Planck-HFI observations

N Ysard, M Köhler, A Jones… - Astronomy & …, 2015 - aanda.org
Context. The Planck-HFI all-sky survey from 353 to 857 GHz combined with the IRAS data at
100 μm (3000 GHz, IRIS version of the data) show that the dust properties vary from line of …

THEMIS 2.0: A self-consistent model for dust extinction, emission, and polarisation

N Ysard, AP Jones, V Guillet, K Demyk… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Recent observational constraints in emission, extinction, and polarisation have at
least partially invalidated most of the astronomical standard grain models for the diffuse …

Spatial distribution of carbon dust in the early solar nebula and the carbon content of planetesimals

HP Gail, M Trieloff - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. A high fraction of carbon bound in solid carbonaceous material is observed to exist
in bodies formed in the cold outskirts of the solar nebula, while bodies in the region of …

Mantle formation, coagulation, and the origin of cloud/core shine-II. Comparison with observations

N Ysard, M Köhler, A Jones, E Dartois… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. Many dense interstellar clouds are observable in emission in the near-IR (J, H, and
K photometric bands), commonly referred to as “Cloudshine”, and in the mid-IR (Spitzer …

Polyacenes and diffuse interstellar bands

A Omont, HF Bettinger, C Tönshoff - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019 - aanda.org
The identification of the carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) remains to be
established, with the exception of five bands attributed to C, although it is generally agreed …

shiva: a dust destruction model

MS Murga, DS Wiebe, EE Sivkova… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We present a numerical tool, shiva, designed to simulate the dust destruction in warm
neutral, warm ionized and hot ionized media under the influence of photo-processing …