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view Abstract Citations (68) References (39) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS The Gas-Phase Chemistry of Organic Molecules in Interstellar Clouds with Dynamical Mixing Chieze, J. -P. ; Pineau des Forets, G. ; Herbst, Eric Abstract It is shown that, if mixing between diffuse and dense clumps with no gas intermediate in density is considered, it is necessary to mix in large amounts of neutral atomic carbon rather than the singly ionized variety to maintain high abundances of organic molecules at t much greater than 10,000 yr. On the other hand, if a more natural model in which gas condensation occurs before mixing is considered, the very act of compression is a significant source of complex molecules. In addition, high abundances of organic molecules are preserved for a large range of mixing times. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: May 1991 DOI: 10.1086/170030 Bibcode: 1991ApJ...373..110C Keywords: Abundance; Interstellar Chemistry; Interstellar Gas; Molecular Clouds; Organic Compounds; Astronomical Models; Carbon Compounds; Neutral Gases; Astrophysics; INTERSTELLAR: ABUNDANCES; INTERSTELLAR: MOLECULES; MOLECULAR PROCESSES full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (1)
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