Cosmic Dust as a Prerequisite for the Formation of Complex Organic Molecules in Space?

In cold, dense astrophysical environments dust grains are mixed with molecular ices. Chemistry in those dust/ice mixtures is determined by diffusion and reaction of molecules and radicals. However, investigations of diffusion of astrophysically relevant radicals and molecules across the surface and...

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Published in:The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors: Alexey Potapov, Kilian Pollok, Falko Langenhorst, Martin McCoustra, Robin T. Garrod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae08ae