Kinetic chemistry of dense interstellar clouds

Journal Article · Sun Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1982 · Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/190780· OSTI ID:5201218

Graedel, T E; Langer, W D; Frerking, M A

A detailed model of the time-dependent chemistry of dense interstellar clouds has been developed to study the dominant chemical processes in carbon and oxygen isotope fractionation, formation of nitrogen-containing molecules, evolution of product molecules as a function of cloud density and temperature, and other topics of interest. The full computation involves 328 individual reactions (expanded to 1067 to study carbon and oxygen isotope chemistry); photodegradation processes are unimportant in these dense clouds and are excluded.

• Research Organization: Bell Laboratories
• OSTI ID: 5201218
• Journal Information: Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J., Suppl. Ser.; (United States) Vol. 48:3; ISSN APJSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640105* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Galaxies
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ABUNDANCE
BOUNDARY-VALUE PROBLEMS
CARBON ISOTOPES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
CHEMISTRY
COSMOCHEMISTRY
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELEMENTS
INTERSTELLAR SPACE
IONS
ISOTOPES
KINETICS
METALS
MOLECULAR IONS
MOLECULES
OXYGEN ISOTOPES
REACTION KINETICS
SPACE