The role of supernova neutrinos on molecular homochirality

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-257

  Bargueño, Pedro ^a   Pérez De Tudela, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS Y FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chiral molecules; Chiroselection; Neutrino electron scattering; Supernova neutrinos

Indexed keywords

COSMOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; MICROCLIMATE; STEREOISOMERISM;

BIOGENESIS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVOLUTION, CHEMICAL; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 34248387253     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9060-3     Document Type: Article

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