Photochemical reactions in interstellar grains photolysis of co, NH3, and H2O
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres
- Vol. 16 (1), 21-40
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01808047
Abstract
A simulation of the organic layer accreted onto interstellar dust particles was prepared by slow deposition of a CO:NH3:H2O gas mixture on an Al block at 10K, with concomitant irradiation with vacuum UV. The residues were analyzed by GC-MS, HPLC, and near IR; a reaction pathway leading from NH3 to complex alcohol, fatty acid, and amide products in 27 stages is postulated. The astronomical relevance and significance of the observations are discussed.This publication has 35 references indexed in Scilit:
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