Experimental study of the formation of molecular hydrogen and carbon dioxide on dust grain analogues

G. Vidali, J. E. Roser, G. Manicò, V. Pirronello

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Abstract

In the past five years, we have conducted laboratory studies of the formation of key molecules on dust grain analogues in astrophysically relevant conditions. After a description of the apparatus and of the experimental methods, we report on the application of such methods to the resolution of two astrophysical problems that have been left unsolved: (1) The determination of the efficiency and mechanism of formation of molecular hydrogen on different types of interstellar dust grains (silicates, carbonaceous material and ices) and (2) The elucidation of the mechanisms of formation of CO 2 in dense, quiescent clouds.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6-13
Number of pages8
JournalAdvances in Space Research
Volume33
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

Keywords

  • Dust grains
  • ISM
  • Molecular hydrogen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Space and Planetary Science
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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