Ion chemistry in space

M Larsson, WD Geppert, G Nyman - Reports on Progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the gas-phase chemistry in extraterrestrial space that is driven by reactions with
atomic and molecular ions. Ions are ubiquitous in space and are potentially responsible for …

A computer program for fast non-LTE analysis of interstellar line spectra-With diagnostic plots to interpret observed line intensity ratios

FFS Van der Tak, JH Black, FL Schöier… - Astronomy & …, 2007 - aanda.org
Aims. The large quantity and high quality of modern radio and infrared line observations
require efficient modeling techniques to infer physical and chemical parameters such as …

Modeling sulfur depletion in interstellar clouds

JC Laas, P Caselli - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. The elemental depletion of interstellar sulfur from the gas phase has been a
recurring challenge for astrochemical models. Observations show that sulfur remains …

Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS)-VII. Sulfur elemental abundance

A Fuente, P Rivière-Marichalar, L Beitia-Antero… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Gas phase Elemental abundances in molecular CloudS (GEMS) is an IRAM 30-m
Large Program aimed at determining the elemental abundances of carbon (C), oxygen (O) …

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS). XII. Inferring the C/O and S/H ratios in protoplanetary disks with sulfur molecules

R Le Gal, KI Öberg, R Teague, RA Loomis… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Sulfur-bearing molecules play an important role in prebiotic chemistry and planet
habitability. They are also proposed probes of chemical ages, elemental C/O ratio, and grain …

Compression and ablation of the photo-irradiated molecular cloud the Orion Bar

JR Goicoechea, J Pety, S Cuadrado, J Cernicharo… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Orion Bar is the archetypal edge-on molecular cloud surface illuminated by
strong ultraviolet radiation from nearby massive stars. Our relative closeness to the Orion …

Chemical evolution of turbulent protoplanetary disks and the solar nebula

D Semenov, D Wiebe - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the influence of transport processes on the chemical evolution of DM Tau-like
protoplanetary disks. Turbulent transport of gases and ices is implicitly modeled in full two …

Velocity-resolved [C ii] emission and [C ii]/FIR mapping along Orion with Herschel

JR Goicoechea, D Teyssier, M Etxaluze… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first∼ 7 farcm 5× 11 farcm 5 velocity-resolved (∼ 0.2 km s− 1) map of the [C
ii] 158 μm line toward the Orion molecular cloud 1 (OMC 1) taken with the Herschel/HIFI …

Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS)-I. The prototypical dark cloud TMC 1

A Fuente, DG Navarro, P Caselli, M Gerin… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
GEMS is an IRAM 30 m Large Program whose aim is determining the elemental depletions
and the ionization fraction in a set of prototypical star-forming regions. This paper presents …

Sulfur chemistry in protoplanetary disks: CS and H2CS

R Le Gal, KI Öberg, RA Loomis, J Pegues… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The nature and abundance of sulfur chemistry in protoplanetary disks (PPDs) may impact
the sulfur inventory on young planets and therefore their habitability. PPDs also offer an …