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X-ray versus Ultraviolet Irradiation of Astrophysical Ice Analogs Leading to Formation of Complex Organic Molecules

Angela CiaravellaCristobal González-díazGuillermo M. Muñoz CaroA. Jiménez-escobarY.-j. ChenC. Cecchi-pestellini

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Condensed Matter::Quantum Gases0303 health sciencesAtmospheric ScienceAstrochemistryMaterials scienceX-rayPhotochemistryQuantitative Biology::Genomics01 natural sciencesOrganic molecules03 medical and health sciencesSpace and Planetary ScienceGeochemistry and Petrology0103 physical sciencesAtomPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersUltraviolet irradiationPhysics::Atomic Physics010303 astronomy & astrophysicsAstrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics030304 developmental biology

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In astrochemistry, complex organic molecules (COMs) are defined as species with at least one C atom and six or more atoms in total. More than 70 COMs were detected toward various interstellar and c...

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00086