Astronomical sources of circularly polarized light and the origin of homochirality

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 167-183

  Bailey, Jeremy ^a  

^a ANGLO AUSTRALIAN OBSERVATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chirality; Circularly polarized light; Interstellar molecules; Origin of life; Star formation regions

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID;

ORIGIN OF LIFE; PLANETESIMAL; POLARIZATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ASTRONOMY; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; MAGNETISM; MICROCLIMATE; NEUTRON; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMINO ACIDS; ASTRONOMY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; ISOMERISM; LIGHT; MAGNETICS; METEOROIDS; NEUTRONS; PHOTOLYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0035108033     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006751425919     Document Type: Conference Paper

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