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Formation of Organic Molecules by Formaldehyde Reactions in Astrophysical Ices at Very Low Temperatures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

W. A. Schutte ,
L J. Allamandola  and
S. A. Sandford
W. A. Schutte
Affiliation:
Space Science Division, MS:245-6, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, U.S.A.
L J. Allamandola
Affiliation:
Space Science Division, MS:245-6, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, U.S.A.
S. A. Sandford
Affiliation:
Space Science Division, MS:245-6, NASA/Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Warm-up of astrophysical ice analogues containing formaldehyde produced organic residues in large abundances. It is argued that formaldehyde reactions at very low temperatures could be an important source of interstellar and cometary organic molecules.

Type
Basic Studies
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 150: Astrochemistry of Cosmic Phenomena , 1992 , pp. 29 - 30
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1992 

References

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