Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – Galaxy Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2009-03-04
Astrophys.J.696:706-712,2009
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Galaxy Astrophysics
7 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/0004-637X/696/1/706
Carbonaceous grains represent a major component of cosmic dust. In order to understand their formation pathways, they have been prepared in the laboratory by gas-phase condensation reactions such as laser pyrolysis and laser ablation. Our studies demonstrate that the temperature in the condensation zone determines the formation pathway of carbonaceous particles. At temperatures lower than 1700 K, the condensation by-products are mainly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), that are also the precursors or building blocks for the condensing soot grains. The low-temperature condensates contain PAH mixtures that are mainly composed of volatile 3-5 ring systems. At condensation temperatures higher than 3500 K, fullerene-like carbon grains and fullerene compounds are formed. Fullerene fragments or complete fullerenes equip the nucleating particles. Fullerenes can be identified as soluble components. Consequently, condensation products in cool and hot astrophysical environments such as cool and hot AGB stars or Wolf Rayet stars should be different and should have distinct spectral properties.
Henning Th
Huisken Friedrich
Jäger Cornelia
Jansa Llamas I.
Mutschke Harald
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