Observational constraints on the formation of interstellar methanol
Other conference contribution, 2008

The processes by which methanol, one of the most abundant interstellar organics, is formed in the interstellar medium are not yet accurately known. Pure gas-phase chemistry models fail to reproduce observed abundances by orders of magnitude, pointing to formation on grains and subsequent desorption. Observations of methanol and its isotopologue 13CH3OH in several sources have been used to trace the origin, and thus the formation routes of methanol on interstellar grains, by means of isotope labelling a posteriori.

ISM: molecules

submillimeter

radio lines: ISM

Astrochemistry

ISM: abundances

Author

Eva Wirström

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics

Carina Persson

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics

Åke Hjalmarson

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics

John H Black

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics

Per Bergman

Chalmers, Department of Radio and Space Science, National Facility for Radio Astronomy

W. Geppert

M. Hamberg

E. Vigren

in Proceedings of "Organic Matter in Space", Hong Kong Feb. 18-22, 2008, IAU symposium 251, eds. S. Kwok, S. Sandfjord, Cambridge University Press

143-144
9780521889827 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

ISBN

9780521889827

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10/7/2017