XANES analysis of organic residues produced from the UV irradiation of astrophysical ice analogs

Details XANES analysis of organic residues produced from the UV irradiation of astrophysical ice analogs XANES analysis of organic residues produced from the UV irradiation of astrophysical ice analogs

Sep 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011adspr..48.1126n&link_type=abstract

Advances in Space Research, Volume 48, Issue 6, p. 1126-1135.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Organic residues formed in the laboratory from the ultraviolet (UV) photo-irradiation or ion bombardment of astrophysical ice analogs have been extensively studied for the last 15 years with a broad suite of techniques, including infrared (IR) and UV spectroscopies, as well as mass spectrometry. Analyses of these materials show that they consist of complex mixtures of organic compounds stable at room temperature, mostly soluble, that have not been fully characterized. However, the hydrolysis products of these residues have been partly identified using chromatography techniques, which indicate that they contain molecular precursors of prebiotic interest such as amino acids, nitrile-bearing compounds, and amphiphilic compounds. In this study, we present the first X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy measurements of three organic residues made from the UV irradiation of ices having different starting compositions. XANES spectra confirm the presence of different chemical functions in these residues, and indicate that they are rich in nitrogen- and oxygen-bearing species. These data can be compared with XANES measurements of extraterrestrial materials. Finally, this study also shows how soft X rays can alter the chemical composition of samples.

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