Stringent upper limits to the solid NH3 abundance towards W 33A from near-IR spectroscopy with the very large telescope

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 399, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 169-175

  Taban, I M ^a   Schutte, W A ^a   Pontoppidan, K M ^a   Van Dishoeck, E F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infrared: ISM; ISM: abundances; ISM: lines and bands; ISM: molecules; Methods: laboratory; Stars: individual: W 33A

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIRBORNE TELESCOPES; AMMONIA; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ICE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHANOL; MOLECULES;

NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID AMMONIA ABUNDANCE; STARS;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0037326347     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021798     Document Type: Article

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