The formation of heavy hydrocarbons in molecular clouds

Details The formation of heavy hydrocarbons in molecular clouds The formation of heavy hydrocarbons in molecular clouds

Sep 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001mnras.326..313y&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 326, Issue 1, pp. 313-316.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Molecular Processes, Ism: Clouds, Cosmic Rays, Ism: Molecules

Scientific paper

Laboratory data on the conversion of solid methane into large hydrocarbons by particle radiation are used to estimate the fraction of interstellar carbon converted by this process into refractory form. We find that the maximum fraction of carbon that can be converted into refractory form during the life of a dense core within an interstellar cloud is in the range of 1-5 per cent. The implication of this result is that the conversion of enough carbon into refractory form to contribute significantly to interstellar extinction requires the frequent passage of material into and out of dense cores. If so, then interstellar clouds must exist for at least 10Myr. However, these conclusions should be regarded as preliminary until confirmed by further laboratory studies of the particle irradiation of complex ice mixtures.

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