Monocyanopolyynes from a carbon arc in ammonia: About the relative abundance of polyynes series formed in a carbon arc and those detected in the circumstellar shells of AGB stars

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-45

  Cataldo, Franco ^a  

^a Soc Lupi Chem Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

AGB stars; Carbon arc; Circumstellar shells; Cyanopolyynes; Dicyanopolyynes; Formation; Monocyanopolyynes; Polyynes; Relative abundances

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON; ELECTRODE; GRAPHITE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

EID: 33746422534     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550406002837     Document Type: Article

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