No CrossRef data available.
Article contents
H2 photochemistry in interstellar ices:The formation of HCO in UV irradiated CO:H2 ice mixtures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 October 2020
Abstract
The role of H2 in forming interstellar complex organics is still not clear due to the high activation energies required for “non-energetic” association reactions. In this work, we investigated the potential contribution of H2 to the hydrogenated species (HnNCO) formation on dust grains when the “energetic” processing is involved. The goal is to test whether an additional hydrogenation pathway is possible upon UV irradiation of a CO:H2 ice mixture. It is proposed that the electronically excited carbon monoxide (CO*) induced by UV-photons can react with a ground-state H2 to form HCO, ultimately enhancing the production of COMs in ice mantle.
- Type
- Contributed Papers
- Information
- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 15 , Symposium S350: Laboratory Astrophysics: From Observations to Interpretation , April 2019 , pp. 404 - 405
- Copyright
- © International Astronomical Union 2020