Astrochemistry and compositions of planetary systems

KI Öberg, EA Bergin - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Planets form and obtain their compositions in disks of gas and dust around young stars. The
chemical compositions of these planet-forming disks regulate all aspects of planetary …

[HTML][HTML] Dust-to-gas and refractory-to-ice mass ratios of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta observations

M Choukroun, K Altwegg, E Kührt, N Biver… - Space science …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter reviews the estimates of the dust-to-gas and refractory-to-ice mass ratios
derived from Rosetta measurements in the lost materials and the nucleus of 67P/Churyumov …

[HTML][HTML] Water in star-forming regions: physics and chemistry from clouds to disks as probed by Herschel spectroscopy

EF van Dishoeck, LE Kristensen, JC Mottram… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Water is a key molecule in the physics and chemistry of star and planet formation,
but it is difficult to observe from Earth. The Herschel Space Observatory provided …

Tracing the formation history of giant planets in protoplanetary disks with carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur

D Turrini, E Schisano, S Fonte, S Molinari… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The composition of giant planets is imprinted by their migration history and the
compositional structure of their hosting disks. Studies in recent literature have investigated …

Ingredients for solar-like systems: protostar IRAS 16293-2422 B versus comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

MN Drozdovskaya, EF van Dishoeck… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Our modern day Solar System has 4.6× 109 yr of evolution behind it with just a
few relics of its birth conditions remaining. Comets are thought to be some of the most …

Evidence of ammonium salts in comet 67P as explanation for the nitrogen depletion in cometary comae

K Altwegg, H Balsiger, N Hänni, M Rubin… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Cometary comae are generally depleted in nitrogen. The main carriers for volatile nitrogen
in comets are NH3 and HCN. It is known that ammonia readily combines with many acids …

Chemical diversity in protoplanetary disks and its impact on the formation history of giant planets

E Pacetti, D Turrini, E Schisano, S Molinari… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Giant planets can interact with multiple and chemically diverse environments in
protoplanetary disks while they form and migrate to their final orbits. The way this interaction …

Acceleration of 1I/'Oumuamua from radiolytically produced H2 in H2O ice

JB Bergner, DZ Seligman - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract In 2017, 1I/'Oumuamua was identified as the first known interstellar object in the
Solar System. Although typical cometary activity tracers were not detected,,,–,'Oumuamua …

Abundant ammonium hydrosulphide embedded in cometary dust grains

K Altwegg, M Combi, SA Fuselier… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ammonium hydrosulphide has long since been postulated to exist at least in certain layers
of the giant planets. Its radiation products may be the reason for the red colour seen on …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of desorption parameters of volatile and complex organic molecules-A systematic dig through the experimental literature

NFW Ligterink, M Minissale - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Many molecules observed in the interstellar medium are thought to result from the
thermal desorption of ices. Parameters such as the desorption energy and pre-exponential …