Reaction Kinetics at Very Low Temperatures: Laboratory Studies and Interstellar Chemistry

2000/04/01 by Ian W. M. Smith, B. R. Rowe · 5 citations
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Chemical Physics Studies #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Chemical kinetics #Chemical physics #Chemical reaction #Chemistry #Gas phase #Interstellar cloud #Interstellar medium #Kinetics #Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure #Molecular cloud #Molecule #Organic chemistry #Physical chemistry #Physics

paper · doi:10.1021/ar990099i

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Abstract

Studies of gas-phase processes at temperatures down to 10 K have recently blossomed, largely through application of the CRESU (cinétique de réaction en ecoulement supersonique uniforme) technique. The results are of considerable relevance to the synthesis of molecules in dense interstellar clouds, demonstrating that the models developed to explain the observed molecular abundances must be expanded to include reactions between electrically neutral species. In addition, the experimental results have stimulated theoretical efforts to describe the factors that control the rates of such low-temperature reactions. In this Account, the CRESU method is described and the relevance of the results discussed.

Citations

• Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium
• Gas-Phase Reactions and Energy Transfer at Very Low Temperatures

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