Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jan 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979natur.277..102s&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 277, Jan. 11, 1979, p. 102-107.
Computer Science
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Cosmic Gases, Interstellar Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Radiation Chemistry, Ultraviolet Radiation, Gas Chromatography, Infrared Spectra, Mass Spectroscopy, Organic Compounds, Photodissociation, Solids
Scientific paper
The paper discusses tholins, defined as complex organic solids formed by the interaction of energy - for example, UV light or spark discharge - with various mixtures of cosmically abundant gases - CH4, C2H6, NH3, H2O, HCHO, and H2S. It is suggested that tholins occur in the interstellar medium and are responsible for some of the properties of the interstellar grains and gas. Additional occurrences of tholins are considered. Tholins have been produced experimentally; 50 or so pyrolytic fragments of the brown, sometimes sticky substances have been identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the incidence of these fragments in tholins produced by different procedures is reported.
Khare Bishun N.
Sagan Carl
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