Methane clathrate hydrate FTIR spectrum. Implications for its cometary and planetary detection

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Nov 2008

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 490, Issue 3, 2008, pp.L19-L22

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Molecular Data, Solar System: Formation, Ism: Lines And Bands, Line: Identification, Line: Profiles

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Context: The physical behaviour of methane clathrate hydrate, a crystallographic ice crystal is of major importance for both the earth and the stability of gases in many astrophysical bodies (planets, comets, etc.). Aims: We provide an infrared spectroscopic identification for astrophysical methane clathrate hydrates and investigate the crystal field experienced by the trapped molecule. Methods: A methane clathrate crystal was produced in a moderate-pressure optical cell. Using FTIR spectroscopy, the ν3 asymmetric CH-stretching mode of the entrapped methane molecule is recorded from 7 K to 80 K, then back to 7 K. Results: It is shown that the trapped methane molecules in the clathrate hydrate is a quasi rotor, displaying gaseous behaviour at low temperatures. A series of ro-vibrational specific lines is observed, shifted in frequency by the water-ice cage interactions with the trapped methane molecules. Because these transitions are unique to methane clathrate hydrate, they represent a crucial identification pattern for astrophysical icy bodies at low temperatures, such as comets and/or interstellar grains.

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