Large fullerenes and fullerene-based molecules have been proposed as carriers of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). The recent detection of the most common...
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PublicaciónA Catalog of Diffuse Interstellar Bands in Fullerene-Containing Planetary Nebulae
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PublicaciónA Review on Carbon-rich Molecules in Space
We present and discuss carbon-rich compounds of astrochemical interest such as polyynes, acetylenic carbon chains and the related derivative known as...
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PublicaciónA rich molecular chemistry in the gas of the IC 348 star cluster of the Perseus Molecular Cloud
We present Spitzer 10-34 $\mu{\rm m}$ spectroscopic observations of the diffuse gas in the inner region of the star-forming region IC 348 of the Perseus...
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PublicaciónA search for diffuse bands in fullerene planetary nebulae: evidence of diffuse circumstellar bands
Large fullerenes and fullerene-based molecules have been proposed as carriers of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs). The recent detection of the most common...
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PublicaciónA search for hydrogenated fullerenes in fullerene-containing planetary nebulae
Detections of C60 and C70 fullerenes in planetary nebulae (PNe) of the Magellanic Clouds and of our own Galaxy have raised the idea that other forms of carbon...
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PublicaciónA spatial study of the mid-IR emission features in four Herbig Ae/Be stars
Context: Infrared (IR) spectroscopy and imaging provide a prime tool to study the characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules and the...
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CharlaAirglow in the atmospheres of the terrestrial planets
There is a multitude of photochemical processes occurring in a planet's atmosphere. Some of these processes occur with an excess of energy and lead to products...
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PublicaciónAmino acids in comets and meteorites: stability under gamma radiation and preservation of the enantiomeric excess
Amino acids in Solar system bodies may have played a key role in the chemistry that led to the origin of life on Earth. We present laboratory studies testing...
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PublicaciónAn artificial neural network approach to the solution of molecular chemical equilibrium
A novel approach is presented for the solution of instantaneous chemical equilibrium problems. The chemical equilibrium can be considered, due to its...