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Chemical evolution and spectroscopy of some complex molecules which could be treated as the precursor of some bio-molecules in the interstellar medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2013

Liton Majumdar
Affiliation:
Indian Centre For Space Physics 43 Chalantika, Garia Station Road, Kolkata 700084, India email: liton.icsp@gmail.com, ankan.das@gmail.com
Ankan Das
Affiliation:
Indian Centre For Space Physics 43 Chalantika, Garia Station Road, Kolkata 700084, India email: liton.icsp@gmail.com, ankan.das@gmail.com
Sandip K. Chakrabarti
Affiliation:
Indian Centre For Space Physics 43 Chalantika, Garia Station Road, Kolkata 700084, India email: liton.icsp@gmail.com, ankan.das@gmail.com S.N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, JD-Block, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700098, India email: chakraba@bose.res.in
Sonali Chakrabarti
Affiliation:
Indian Centre For Space Physics 43 Chalantika, Garia Station Road, Kolkata 700084, India email: liton.icsp@gmail.com, ankan.das@gmail.com Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, 20 Ramakanto Bose Street, Kolkata, 700003, India email: sonali@csp.res.in
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Abstract

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This work reports the chemical evolution of adenine, alanine & glycine along with their precursor molecules during the collapsing phase of protostars. Since the abundances of these three molecules are not in the detectable range, we are proposing to observe some of its pre-cursor molecules to predict the abundances of these bio-molecules. We perform a higher order quantum chemical simulation to provide detailed spectroscopic knowledge of the precursor of these bio-molecules in the infrared and electronic range. These pre-biotic molecules could be produced in the gas phase as well as in the ice phase. Spectral properties significantly vary depending upon the environment around these molecules. To approximate recent observational/experimental features, we conduct our simulation for various astrophysical conditions. We found that our results are in line with the some recent experiments and observations.

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2013

References

Majumdar, L., Das, A., Chakrabarti, S. K., & Chakrabarti, S. 2013, New Astron. 20 15, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1384107612000838?v=s5CrossRefGoogle Scholar