First astronomical detection of the cumulene carbon chain molecule H2C6 in TMC-1

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 480, Issue 1 PART II, 1997, Pages

  Langer, W D ^a   Velusamy, T ^a   Kuiper, T B H ^a   Peng, R ^a   McCarthy, M C ^b,c   Travers, M J ^b,c   Kovacs A ^b   Gottlieb, C A ^b   Thaddeus, P ^b,c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstellar: molecules; Line: identification; Molecular processes; Radio lines; Stars: formation

Indexed keywords

CARBENE; CARBON; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROCLIMATE; NASA CENTER JPL; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY;

NASA CENTER JPL; NASA DISCIPLINE EXOBIOLOGY;

ASTRONOMY; CARBON; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0002508924     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/310622     Document Type: Article

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