Evans, A, Woodward, CE, Richter, M, deWitt, CN, Montiel, E, Banerjee, DPK, Clayton, GC, Eyres, SPS, Gehrz, RD, Hinkle, KH, Joyce, RR, Liimets, T, Starrfield, S, Wagner, RM and Worters, H (2020) Benzyne in V4334 Sqr: A Quest for the Ring with SOFIA/EXES. Astronomical Journal, 159 (3). ISSN 0004-6256

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Abstract

Large aromatic molecules are ubiquitous in both circumstellar and interstellar environments. Detection of small aromatic molecules, such as benzene (C6H6) and benzyne (C6H4), are rare in astrophysical environments. Detection of such species will have major implications for our understanding of the astrochemistry involved in the formation of the molecules necessary for life, including modeling the chemical pathways to the formation of larger hydrocarbon molecules. We conducted a search for the infrared 18 mu m spectral signature of benzyne in V4334 Sgr with the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)/Echelon-Cross-Echelle Spectrograph (EXES) finding no evidence for a feature at the sensitivity of our observations.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: The final accepted manuscript and all relevant information can be found at; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/ab67c2
Uncontrolled Keywords: Asymptotic giant branch stars, Circumstellar dust, Astrochemistry
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QB Astronomy
Q Science > QB Astronomy > QB600 Planets. Planetology
Divisions: Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 16 Jan 2020 12:21
Last Modified: 13 May 2020 11:46
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/7493

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