On the Formation of Interstellar Linear Molecules
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Symposium - International Astronomical Union
- Vol. 87, 325-329
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900072818
Abstract
A possible mechanism for the formation of interstellar linear molecules is studied experimentally by means of synthesis apparatus. C2 and CN radicals are abundantly formed from plasmas containing C, N and H atoms. The C2 and CN radicals survive electron bombardment. They collide with each other and recombine to form linear molecules.Keywords
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