Low-temperature nitrogen-bearing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formation routes validated by infrared spectroscopy - Nature.com

7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
Recent detections of nitrogen-bearing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (N-PAHs) in the interstellar medium prompt questions about how these molecules form at low temperatures. Here a combination of kinetic studies and spectroscopy reveals an efficient formati…