Hydrogenation of carbon grains by exposure to hydrogen atoms: Implications for the 3.4 μm interstellar absorption band

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1451-1460

  Mennella, V ^a   Brucato, J R ^a   Colangeli, L ^a   Palumbo, P ^b  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAPODIMONTE   (Italy)

^b Istituto Universitario Navale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CHEMICAL BONDS; CLOUDS; COSMIC RAYS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; IRRADIATION; PHOTONS;

MOLECULAR CLOUD DUST;

CARBON;

ASTROPHYSICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION;

EID: 0036759595     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(02)00504-5     Document Type: Article

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