Formation and destruction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon clusters in the interstellar medium

2006/09/07 by M. Rapacioli, F. Calvo, C. Joblin +3 · 3 citations
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #Astrochemistry #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Cluster (spacecraft) #Coronene #Fullerene Chemistry and Applications #Hydrocarbon #Interstellar cloud #Interstellar ice #Interstellar medium #Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon #astro-ph #physics.atm-clus

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065412

14 pages, 14 figures. Astronomy & Astrophysics, accepted for publication

arxiv created 2006/09/07 · openalex publication_date 2006/09/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims.The competition between the formation and destruction of coronene clusters under interstellar conditions is investigated theoretically.

Citations

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