Cyanopolyynes: Carbon chains formation in a carbon arc mimicking the formation of carbon chains in the circumstellar medium

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-246

  Cataldo, Franco ^a  

^a Soc Lupi Chem Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

carbon arc; circumstellar medium; cosmochemistry; cyanopolyynes; dicyanopolyynes; polyynes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981188017     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550404002149     Document Type: Article

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