Exploiting photoionization reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometry to explore molecular mass growth processes to complex organic molecules in interstellar and …

AM Turner, RI Kaiser - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus This Account presents recent advances in our understanding on the formation
pathways of complex organic molecules (COMs) within interstellar analog ices on ice-coated …

On the formation of complex organic molecules in the interstellar medium: untangling the chemical complexity of carbon monoxide–hydrocarbon containing ice …

MJ Abplanalp, RI Kaiser - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently, over 200 molecules have been detected in the interstellar medium (ISM), with
about one third being complex organic molecules (COMs), molecules containing six or more …

Formation of interstellar propanal and 1-propanol ice: a pathway involving solid-state CO hydrogenation

D Qasim, G Fedoseev, KJ Chuang, V Taquet… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. 1-propanol (CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 OH) is a three carbon-bearing representative of the
primary linear alcohols that may have its origin in the cold dark cores in interstellar space. To …

Toward the limits of complexity of interstellar chemistry: Rotational spectroscopy and astronomical search for n-and i-butanal

M Sanz-Novo, A Belloche, VM Rivilla… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. In recent times, large organic molecules of exceptional complexity have been found
in diverse regions of the interstellar medium. Aims. In this context, we aim to provide …

On the formation and the isomer specific detection of methylacetylene (CH 3 CCH), propene (CH 3 CHCH 2), cyclopropane (cC 3 H 6), vinylacetylene (CH 2 CHCCH) …

MJ Abplanalp, S Góbi, RI Kaiser - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Pure methane (CH4) ices processed by energetic electrons under ultra-high vacuum
conditions to simulate secondary electrons formed via galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) …

Cyclopropenone (c-C3H2O) as a tracer of the nonequilibrium chemistry mediated by galactic cosmic rays in interstellar ices

NF Kleimeier, MJ Abplanalp, RN Johnson… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
While gas-phase astrochemical reaction networks nicely replicate the abundance of
hydrogen-deficient organics like linear cyanopolyynes, pathways to complex organic …

Implications for extraterrestrial hydrocarbon chemistry: Analysis of acetylene (C2H2) and D2-acetylene (C2D2) ices exposed to ionizing radiation via ultraviolet–visible …

MJ Abplanalp, RI Kaiser - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The processing of the simple hydrocarbon ice, acetylene (C 2 H 2/C 2 D 2), via energetic
electrons, thus simulating the processes in the track of galactic cosmic-ray particles …

A photoionization reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometric study on the formation of acetic acid (CH3COOH) in interstellar analog ices

A Bergantini, C Zhu, RI Kaiser - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
This work investigates the synthesis of complex organic molecules with special focus on
acetic acid (CH 3 COOH) via experiments involving the processing of astrophysical model …

On the Formation of the Popcorn Flavorant 2,3‐Butanedione (CH3COCOCH3) in Acetaldehyde‐Containing Interstellar Ices

NF Kleimeier, AM Turner, RC Fortenberry… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) is ubiquitous throughout the interstellar medium and has been
observed in cold molecular clouds, star forming regions, and in meteorites such as …

Photodissociation Dynamics of Astrophysically Relevant Propyl Derivatives (C3H7X; X = CN, OH, HCO) at 157 nm Exploiting an Ultracompact Velocity Map Imaging …

D Paul, Z Yang, SJ Goettl, AM Thomas… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The photodissociation dynamics of astrophysically relevant propyl derivatives (C3H7X; X=
CN, OH, HCO) at 157 nm exploiting an ultracompact velocity map imaging (UVMIS) setup …