The irradiation of 1:1 mixture of ammonia:carbon dioxide ice at 30 K using 1 kev electrons

Jheeta, S and Ptasinska, S and Sivaraman, B and Mason, NJ (2012) The irradiation of 1:1 mixture of ammonia:carbon dioxide ice at 30 K using 1 kev electrons. In: CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 543 . pp. 208-212.

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Abstract

In this Letter the results of an experimental investigation of 1 keV electron irradiation of a 1:1 ice mixture of NH3:CO2 at 30 K was made under ultrahigh vacuum (10(-9) mbar) conditions. Molecular products formed within the ice were detected and monitored using FTIR spectroscopy. The formation of ammonium ions (NH4+), cyanate ions (OCN-), CO was observed leading to the synthesis of ammonium carbamate (NH4NH2CO2). The consequences of these results for prebiotic chemistry in the interstellar medium and star forming regions are discussed. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to Elsevier Science
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2012 07:56
Last Modified:	31 Dec 2012 05:55
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/45013

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