Complex organic matter in space: About the chemical composition of carriers of the Unidentified Infrared Bands (UIBs) and protoplanetary emission spectra recorded from certain astrophysical objects

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 13-24

  Cataldo, Franco ^a   Keheyan, Yeghis ^b   Heymann, Dieter ^c  

^a Soc Lupi Chem Research Institute   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Diffuse interstellar bands; Infrared spectra; NMR; Petroleum fractions; Planetary nebulae; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Protoplanetary nebulae; Unidentified interstellar bands; UV vis spectra

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EXOBIOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; PAH; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ASTRONOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; INFRARED RADIATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ASTRONOMY; INFRARED RAYS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 0842280675     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ORIG.0000009825.76147.c7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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