Astrochemistry Publications from 2008
(abstract links go to journal pages; abbreviations are expanded on the JOURNALS link page)

Recent Additions
Published in December 2008
Dissociative recombination in the interstellar medium and planetary ionospheres
W. D. Geppert and M. Larsson
Mol Phys 106, 2199-2226 (2008)
Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Acetylene Polymers in Ice: A Prebiotic Scenario
C. Menor-Salván, M. Ruiz-Bermejo, S. Osuna-Esteban, G. Muñoz-Caro, and S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer
Chem Biodivers 5, 2729-2739 (2008)
Theoretical Investigation on the Stability of Ionic Formic Acid Clusters
L. Baptista, D. P. P. Andrade, A. Braga Rocha, M. L. M. Rocco, H. M. Boechat-Roberty, E. F. da Silveira, E. Clemente da Silva, and G. Arbilla
J Phys Chem A 112, 13382-13392 (2008)
Ice surface reactions: A key to chemical evolution in space
N. Watanabe and A. Kouchi
Prog Surf Sci 83, 439-489 (2008)

"Extended negative glow and 'hollow anode' discharges for submillimeter-wave observation of CN-, C2H-, and C4H-
T. Amano
J Chem Phys 129, 244305 (2008)

Pathways and reduced-dimension five-dimensional potential energy surface for the reactions H3++CO→H2+HCO+ and H3++CO→H2+HOC+
H. Li, T. Hirano, T. Amano, and R. J. Le Roy
J Chem Phys 129, 244306 (2008)
First observations of SO2 above Venus' clouds by means of Solar Occultation in the Infrared
D. Belyaev, O. Korablev, A. Fedorova, J.-L. Bertaux, A.-C. Vandaele, F. Montmessin, A. Mahieux, V. Wilquet, and R. Drummond
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E00B25 (2008)
Vibrational energy levels of CH5+
X.-G. Wang and T. Carrington, Jr
J Chem Phys 129, 234102 (2008)
Composition of the Venus mesosphere measured by Solar Occultation at Infrared on board Venus Express
A. C. Vandaele, M. De Mazière, R. Drummond, A. Mahieux, E. Neefs, V. Wilquet, O. Korablev, A. Fedorova, D. Belyaev, F. Montmessin, and J.-L. Bertaux
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E00B23 (2008)
HDO and H2O vertical distributions and isotopic ratio in the Venus mesosphere by Solar Occultation at Infrared spectrometer on board Venus Express
A. Fedorova, O. Korablev, A.-C. Vandaele, J.-L. Bertaux, D. Belyaev, A. Mahieux, E. Neefs, W. V. Wilquet, R. Drummond, F. Montmessin, and E. Villard
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E00B22 (2008)
Laboratory Observation of the Rotational Spectrum of a C4 Sugar, 1,4-Anhydroerythritol
B. M. Giuliano, S. Blanco, S. Melandri, and W. Caminati
ApJS 179, 355-359 (2008)
Nonadiabatic dissociation dynamics in H2O: Competition between rotationally and nonrotationally mediated pathways
K. Yuan, Y. Cheng, L. Cheng, Q. Guo, D. Dai, X. Wang, X. Yang, and R. N. Dixon
Proc Nat Acad Sci 105, 19148-19153 (2008)
Strong water absorption in the dayside emission spectrum of the planet HD 189733b
C. J. Grillmair, A. Burrows, D. Charbonneau, L. Armus, J. Stauffer, V. Meadows, J. van Cleve, K. von Braun, and D. Levine
Nature 456, 767-769 (2008)
Quantum dynamics of the O+OH→H+O2 reaction at low temperatures
G. Quéméner, N. Balakrishnan, and B. K. Kendrick
J Chem Phys 129, 224309 (2008)
Theoretical study of unimolecular decomposition of allene cations
A. M. Mebel and A. D. Bandrauk
J Chem Phys 129, 224311 (2008)
An accurate global potential energy surface, dipole moment surface, and rovibrational frequencies for NH3
X. Huang, D. W. Schwenke, and T. J. Lee
J Chem Phys 129, 214304 (2008)
On the chemistry and distribution of HOC+ in M82. More evidence for extensive PDRs
A. Fuente, S. García-Burillo, A. Usero, M. Gerin, R. Neri, A. Faure, J. Le Bourlot, M. González-García, J. R. Rizzo, T. Alonso-Albi, and J. Tennyson
A&A 492, 675-684 (2008)
Survey of ortho-H2D+ (11,0-11,1) in dense cloud cores
P. Caselli, C. Vastel, C. Ceccarelli, F. F. S. van der Tak, A. Crapsi, and A. Bacmann
A&A 492, 703-718 (2008)
Carbamic acid and carbamate formation in NH3:CO2 ices - UV irradiation versus thermal processes
J. B. Bossa, P. Theulé, F. Duvernay, F. Borget, and T. Chiavassa
A&A 492, 719-724 (2008)
Submillimeter water and ammonia absorption by the peculiar z0.89 interstellar medium in the gravitational lens of the PKS 1830-211 system
K. M. Menten, R. Güsten, S. Leurini, S. Thorwirth, C. Henkel, B. Klein, C. L. Carilli, and M. J. Reid
A&A 492, 725-730 (2008)
A CO J = 1-0 survey of common optical/uv absorption sightlines
H. S. Liszt
A&A 492, 743-755 (2008)
Accurate rest frequencies for the submillimetre-wave lines of C3O in ground and vibrationally excited states below 400 cm-1
L. Bizzocchi, C. Degli Esposti, and L. Dore
A&A 492, 875-881 (2008)
A Theoretical Study of the Cyclization Processes of Energized CCCSi and CCCP
M. J. Maclean, P. C. H. Eichinger, T. Wang, M. Fitzgerald, and J. H. Bowie
J Phys Chem A 112, 12714-12720 (2008)
Ab initio treatment of charge transfer in CS+ molecular system
M.-C. Bacchus-Montabonel and D. Talbi
Chem Phys Lett 467, 28-31 (2008)
Titan's winter polar vortex structure revealed by chemical tracers
N. A. Teanby, R. de Kok, P. G. J. Irwin, S. Osprey, S. Vinatier, P. J. Gierasch, P. L. Read, F. M. Flasar, B. J. Conrath, R. K. Achterberg, B. Bézard, C. A. Nixon, and S. B. Calcutt
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E12003 (2008)
Molecules in the disk orbiting the twin young suns of V4046 Sagittarii
J. H. Kastner, B. Zuckerman, P. Hily-Blant, and T. Forveille
A&A 492, 469-473 (2008)
The Atomic-to-Molecular Transition in Galaxies. I. An Analytic Approximation for Photodissociation Fronts in Finite Clouds
M. R. Krumholz, C. F. McKee, and J. Tumlinson
ApJ 689, 865-882 (2008)
Rotational Quenching Rate Coefficients for H2 in Collisions with H2 from 2 to 10,000 K
T.-G. Lee, N. Balakrishnan, R. C. Forrey, P. C. Stancil, G. Shaw, D. R. Schultz, and G. J. Ferland
ApJ 689, 1105-1111 (2008)
Nitrogen Isotopic Fractionation of Interstellar Nitriles
S. D. Rodgers and S. B. Charnley
ApJ 689, 1448-1455 (2008)
Mobility of D atoms on porous amorphous water ice surfaces under interstellar conditions
E. Matar, E. Congiu, F. Dulieu, A. Momeni, and J. L. Lemaire
A&A 492, L17-L20 (2008
Far-infrared spectra of hydrous silicates at low temperatures. Providing laboratory data for Herschel and ALMA
H. Mutschke, S. Zeidler, T. Posch, F. Kerschbaum, A. Baier, and T. Henning
A&A 492, 117-125 (2008)
Carbonaceous dust in interstellar shock waves: hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) vs. graphite
L. Serra Díaz-Cano and A. P. Jones
A&A 492, 127-133 (2008)
Identification of anthracene in Comet 1P/Halley
J. Clairemidi, G. Moreels, O. Mousis, and P. Bréchignac
A&A 492, 245-250 (2008)
Collisional excitation of water in warm astrophysical media - I. Rate coefficients for rovibrationally excited states
A. Faure and E. Josselin
A&A 492, 257-264 (2008)
Torsional barrier and equilibrium structure of ethyl cyanide
J. Demaison, L. Margulès, H. Mäder, M. Sheng, and H. D. Rudolph
J Mol Spectrosc 169-175 (2008)
Prebiotic Synthesis of Simple Sugars by an Interstellar Formose Reaction
A. F Jalbout
Orig Life Evol Biosph 38, 489-497 (2008)
Origin of water in the inner Solar System: A kinetic Monte Carlo study of water adsorption on forsterite
K. Muralidharan, P. Deymier, M. Stimpfl, N. H. de Leeuw, and M. J. Drake
Icarus 198, 400-407 (2008)
Synthesis, chemistry and photochemistry of cyanobutadiyne (HCC-CC-CN)
J.-C. Guillemin, Y. Trolez, and A. Moncomble
Adv Space Res 42, 2002-2007 (2008)
Search for organic molecules at the Mars surface: The 'Martian Organic Material Irradiation and Evolution' (MOMIE) project
F. Stalport, P. Coll, C. Szopa, and F. Raulin
Adv Space Res 42, 2014-2018 (2008)
Heterogeneous solid/gas chemistry of organic compounds related to comets, meteorites, Titan, and Mars: Laboratory and in lower Earth orbit experiments
H. Cottin, P. Coll, D. Coscia, N. Fray, Y. Y. Guan, F. Macari, F. Raulin, C. Rivron, F. Stalport, C. Szopa, D. Chaput, M. Viso, M. Bertrand, A. Chabin, L. Thirkell, F. Westall, and A. Brack
Adv Space Res 42, 019-2035 (2008)
Photolytic behaviour of methane at Lyman-α and 248 nm: Studies in the frame of a simulation program of Titan's atmosphere (S.E.T.U.P.)
C. Romanzin, Y. Bénilan, A. Jolly, M.-C. Gazeau
Adv Space Res 42, 2036-2044 (2008)
Rotational Line Emission from Water in Protoplanetary Disks
R. Meijerink, D. R. Poelman, M. Spaans, A. G. G. M. Tielens, and A. E. Glassgold
ApJ 689, L57-L60 (2008)
Photochemical Enrichment of Deuterium in Titan's Atmosphere: New Insights from Cassini-Huygens
D. Cordier, O. Mousis, J. I. Lunine, A. Moudens, and V. Vuitton
ApJ 689, L61-L64 (2008)
Spectral Properties of Gas-phase Condensed Fullerene-like Carbon Nanoparticles from Far-ultraviolet to Infrared Wavelengths
C. Jäger, H. Mutschke, T. Henning, and F. Huisken
ApJ 689, 249-259 (2008)
A Possible Icy Kuiper Belt around HD 181327
C. H. Chen, M. P. Fitzgerald, and P. S. Smith
ApJ 689, 539-544 (2008)
The Distribution, Excitation, and Formation of Cometary Molecules: Methanol, Methyl Cyanide, and Ethylene Glycol
A. J. Remijan, S. N. Milam, M. Womack, A. J. Apponi, L. M. Ziurys, S. Wyckoff, M. F. A'Hearn, I. de Pater, J. R. Forster, D. N. Friedel, P. Palmer, L. E. Snyder, J. M. Veal, L. M. Woodney, and M. C. H. Wright
ApJ 689, 613-621 (2008)
Dust processing in photodissociation regions. Mid-IR emission modelling
M. Compiègne, A. Abergel, L. Verstraete, and E. Habart
A&A 491, 797-807 (2008)
Chemistry in disks II. Poor molecular content of the AB Aurigae disk
K. Schreyer, S. Guilloteau, D. Semenov, A. Bacmann, E. Chapillon, A. Dutrey, F. Gueth, T. Henning, F. Hersant, R. Launhardt, J. Pety, and V. Piétu
A&A 491, 821-827 (2008)
Photodesorption of water ice. A molecular dynamics study
S. Andersson and E. F. van Dishoeck
A&A 491, 907-916 (2008)
Detection of C5N- and Vibrationally Excited C6H in IRC +10216
J. Cernicharo, M. Guélin, M. Agúndez, M. C. McCarthy, and P. Thaddeus
ApJ 688, L83-L86 (2008)
Published in November 2008
Theoretical Studies on Low-Lying Electronic States of Cyanocarbene HCCN and Its Ionic States
Z.-X. Zhao, H.-X. Zhang and C.-C. Sun
J Phys Chem A 112, 12125-12131 (2008)
Reaction Mechanism of HCN+ + C2H4: A Theoretical Study
Y. Li, H.-L. Liu, X.-R. Huang, D. Wang, C.-C. Sun and A.-C. Tang
J Phys Chem A 112, 12252-12262 (2008)
A laboratory and theoretical study of silicon hydroxide SiOH
M. C. McCarthy, F. Tamassia, D. E. Woon, and P. Thaddeus
J Chem Phys 129, 184301 (2008)
Isotopic abundance in the CN coma of comets: Ten years of measurements
R. Schulz, E. Jehin, J. Manfroid, D. Hutsemélkers, C. Arpigny, A. Cochran, J.-M. Zucconi, and J. A. Stüwe
Planet Space Sci 56, 1713-1718 (2008)
EUV resonance fluorescence of the c'4X (0,ν") and b'X (1,ν') transitions of N2
C. Y. R. Wu, H.-S. Fung, K.-Y. Chang, and D. L. Judge
Planet Space Sci 56, 1725-1732 (2008)
Infrared studies at the ice laboratory of Alcoy
R. Vilaplana, O. Gomis, R. Luna, and J. Cantó
Planet Space Sci 56, 1744-1747 (2008)
Rotationally resolved infrared spectroscopy of a jet-cooled phenyl radical in the gas phase
E. N. Sharp, M. A. Roberts, and D. J. Nesbitt
Phys Chem Chem Phys 10, 6592-6596 (2008)
HD molecules at high redshift. A low astration factor of deuterium in a solar-metallicity DLA system at z = 2.418
P. Noterdaeme, P. Petitjean, C. Ledoux, R. Srianand, and A. Ivanchik
A&A 491, 397-400 (2008)
High-excitation molecular gas in local luminous AGN hosts
P. P. Papadopoulos, A. Kovacs, A. S. Evans, and P. Barthel
A&A 491, 483-487 (2008)
Mid-infrared diode laser spectroscopy of SO+
S. Li, R. Zheng, G. Huang, and C. Duan
J Mol Spectrosc 252, 22-24 (2008)
Presence of LaO, ScO and VO Molecular Lines in Sunspot Umbral Spectra
P. Sriramachandran, S. P. Bagare, N. Rajamanickam and K. Balachandrakumar
Solar Phys 252, 267-281 (2008)
Observation of water vapor in the stratosphere of Jupiter with the Odin space telescope
T. Cavalié, F. Billebaud, N. Biver, M. Dobrijevic, E. Lellouch, J. Brillet, A. Lecacheux, Å. Hjalmarson, A. Sandqvist, U. Frisk, M. Olberg, E. A. Bergin, and The Odin Team
Planet Space Sci 56, 1573-1584 (2008)
A theoretical investigation into the trapping of noble gases by clathrates on Titan
C. Thomas, S. Picaud, O. Mousis, and V. Ballenegger
Planet Space Sci 56, 1607-1617 (2008)
Sensitivity of a Titan ionospheric model to the ion-molecule reaction parameters
N. Carrasco, C. Alcaraz, O. Dutuit, S. Plessis, R. Thissen, V. Vuitton, R. Yelle, and P. Pernot
Planet Space Sci 56, 1644-1657 (2008)
Crossed molecular beam study of gas phase reactions relevant to the chemistry of planetary atmospheres: The case of C2+C2H2
F. Leonori, R. Petrucci, K. M. Hickson, E. Segoloni, N. Balucani, S. D. Le Picard, P. Foggi, and P. Casavecchia
Planet Space Sci 56, 1658-1673 (2008)
Protonated PAHs as carriers of diffuse interstellar bands
A. Pathak and P. J. Sarre
MNRAS 391, L10-L14 (2008)
Time-dependent models of dense PDRs with complex molecules
O. Morata and E. Herbst
MNRAS 390, 1549-1561 (2008)
On the formation and abundance of CO in envelopes of asymptotic giant branch stars
R. Papoular
MNRAS 390, 1727-1732 (2008)
CN column densities and excitation temperatures
K. Slyk, A. V. Bondar, G. A. Galazutdinov, and J. Krełowski
MNRAS 390, 1733-1750 (2008)
Ultraviolet Survey of CO and H2 in Diffuse Molecular Clouds: The Reflection of Two Photochemistry Regimes in Abundance Relationships
Y. Sheffer, M. Rogers, S. R. Federman, N. P. Abel, R. Gredel, D. L. Lambert, and G. Shaw
ApJ 687, 1075-1106 (2008)
Gas and dust mass in the disc around the Herbig Ae star HD 169142
O. Panic, M. R. Hogerheijde, D. Wilner, and C. Qi
A&A 491, 219-227 (2008)
A new modified-rate approach for gas-grain chemical simulations
R. T. Garrod
A&A 491, 239-251 (2008)
Methane clathrate hydrate FTIR spectrum
E. Dartois and D. Deboffle
A&A 490, L19-L22 (2008)
The 16OH/18OH and OD/OH isotope ratios in comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR)
N. Bello González, O. Okunev, and F. Kneer
A&A 490, L31-L34 (2008)
New experimental constraints on the composition and structure of tholins
E. Quirico, G. Montagnac, V. Lees, P. F. McMillan, C. Szopa, G. Cernogora, J.-N. Rouzaud, P. Simon, J.-M. Bernard, P. Coll, N. Fray, R. D. Minard, F. Raulin, B. Reynard, and B. Schmitt
Icarus 198, 218-231 (2008)
CH4/N2/H2 spark hydrophilic tholins: A systematic approach to the characterization of tholins
M. Ruiz-Bermejo, C. Menor-Salván, E. Mateo-Martí, S. Osuna-Esteban, J. Ángel Martín-Gago, and S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer
Icarus 198, 232-241 (2008)
Evidence for the existence of supercooled ethane droplets under conditions prevalent in Titans atmosphere
Ó. F. Sigurbjörnsson and R. Signorell
Phys Chem Chem Phys 10, 6211-6214 (2008)
On the formation of higher carbon oxides in extreme environments
R. I. Kaiser and A. M. Mebel
Chem Phys Lett 465, 1-9 (2008)
Callisto: New Insights from Galileo Disk-resolved UV Measurements
A. R. Hendrix and R. E. Johnson
ApJ 687, 706-713 (2008)
A Theoretical Study of the Photodissociation Mechanism of Cyanoacetylene in Its Lowest Singlet and Triplet Excited States
C. Luo, W.-N. Du, X.-M. Duan, and Z.-S. Li
ApJ 687, 726-730 (2008)
Direct Measurements of the Fundamental Rotational Transitions of CD and 13CH (X 2Πr)
D. T. Halfen, L. M. Ziurys, J. C. Pearson, and B. J. Drouin
ApJ 687, 731-736 (2008)
Toward a reduction of the bimolecular reaction model for Titan's ionosphere
N. Carrasco, S. Plessis, M. Dobrijevic, and P. Pernot
Int J Chem Kinet 40, 699-709 (2008)
The Dense Molecular Ridge in NGC 2024
T. Watanabe and G. F. Mitchell
AJ 136, 1947-1963 (2008)
The 6.2 μm band position in laboratory and astrophysical spectra: a tracer of the aliphatic to aromatic evolution of interstellar carbonaceous dust
T. Pino, E. Dartois, A.-T. Cao, Y. Carpentier, T. Chamaillé, R. Vasquez, A. P. Jones, L. d'Hendecourt, and P. Bréchignac
A&A 490, 665-672 (2008)
SiO line emission from interstellar jets and outflows: silicon-containing mantles and non-stationary shock waves
A. Gusdorf, G. Pineau des Forêts, S. Cabrit, and D. R. Flower
A&A 490, 695-706 (2008)
SPITZER survey of dust grain processing in stable discs around binary post-AGB stars
C. Gielen, H. Van Winckel, M. Min, L. B. F. M. Waters, and T. Lloyd Evans
A&A 490, 725-735 (2008)
Published in October 2008
A Quantum Chemical Study of the Generation of a Potential Prebiotic Compound, Cyanoacetaldehyde, and Related Sulfur Containing Species
A. Horn, H. Møllendal, and J.-C. Guillemin
J Phys Chem A 112, 11009-11016 (2008)
When electrons meet molecular ions and what happens next: Dissociative recombination from interstellar molecular clouds to internal combustion engines
R. D. Thomas
Mass Spectrom Rev 27, 485-530 (2008)
Time evolution of simple molecules during proto-star collapse
A. Das, S. K. Chakrabarti, K. Acharyya, and S. Chakrabarti
New Astron 13, 457-467 (2008)
Amino acid synthesis in Europa's subsurface environment
S. H. Abbas and D. Schulze-Makuch
Int J Astrobio 7, 193-203 (2008)
DESIREE as a new tool for interstellar ion chemistry
H. T. Schmidt, H. A. B. Johansson, R. D. Thomas, W. D. Geppert, N. Haag, P. Reinhed, S. Rosén, M. Larsson, H. Danared, K.-G. Rensfelt, L. Liljeby, L. Bagge, M. Björkhage, M. Blom, P. Löfgren, A. Källberg, A. Simonsson, A. Paál, H. Zettergren, and H. Cederquist
Int J Astrobio 7, 205-208 (2008)
H3+: the initiator of interstellar chemistry
M. Larsson
Int J Astrobio 7, 237-241 (2008).
Optical Spectroscopic Observations of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Y. Kanda, A. Mori, H. Kobayashi, and H. Kawakita
Publ Astron Soc Japan 60, 1191-1198 (2008)
Renner-Teller interactions in the dissociative recombination of HCO+
C. Jungen and S. T. Pratt
J Chem Phys 129, 164311 (2008)
Chemical probing spectroscopy of H3+ above the barrier to linearity
H. Kreckel, D. Bing, S. Reinhardt, A. Petrignani, M. Berg, and A. Wolf
J Chem Phys 129, 164312 (2008)
The Simplest Linear-Carbon-Chain Growth by Atomic-Carbon Addition and Ring Opening Reactions
T. Ogata and Y. Tatamitani
J Phys Chem A 112, 10713-10715 (2008)
A Quantum Chemical Study of the Generation of a Potential Prebiotic Compound, Cyanoacetaldehyde, and Related Sulfur Containing Species
A. Horn, H. Møllendal, and J.-C. Guillemin
J Phys Chem A 112, 11009-11016 (2008)
An ab initio calculation of the vibronic energy levels of the X 2Π and 1 2Δ electronic states of C2P
S. Jerosimic and M. Peric
J Chem Phys 129, 144305 (2008)
Measurement of the Magnetic Properties of FeH in Its X 4Δ and F 4Δ States from Sunspot Spectra
J. J. Harrison and J. M. Brown
ApJ 686, 1426-1431 (2008)
Laboratory Evidence for Efficient Water Formation in Interstellar Ices
S. Ioppolo, H. M. Cuppen, C. Romanzin, E. F. van Dishoeck, and H. Linnartz
ApJ 686, 1474-1479 (2008)
Integrated Near-Infrared Band Strengths of Solid CH4 and Its Mixtures with N2
R. Brunetto, G. Caniglia, G. A. Baratta, and M. E. Palumbo
ApJ 686, 1480-1485 (2008)
Gas Phase Study of C+ Reactions of Interstellar Relevance
O. Martinez, Jr., N. B. Betts, S. M. Villano, N. Eyet, T. P. Snow, and V. M. Bierbaum
ApJ 686, 1486-1492 (2008)
Pathways to Oxygen-Bearing Molecules in the Interstellar Medium and in Planetary Atmospheres: Cyclopropenone (c-C3H2O) and Propynal (HCCCHO)
L. Zhou, R. I. Kaiser, L. G. Gao, A. H. H. Chang, M.-C. Liang, and Y. L. Yung
ApJ 686, 1493-1502 (2008)
A crossed molecular beam study on the synthesis of the interstellar 2,4-pentadiynylidyne radical (HCCCCC)
F. Zhang, Y. S. Kim, L. Zhou, A. H. H. Chang, and R. I. Kaiser
J Chem Phys 129, 134313 (2008)
B 2Σu+X 2Πg electronic spectrum of NCCN+ in the gas phase
V. Rudnev, C. A. Rice, and J. P. Maier
J Chem Phys 129, 134315 (2008)
Origin of oxygen species in Titan's atmosphere
S. M. Hörst, V. Vuitton, and R. V. Yelle
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E10006 (2008)
Distribution and escape of molecular hydrogen in Titan's thermosphere and exosphere
J. Cui, R. V. Yelle, and K. Volk
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E10004 (2008)
Methane escape from Titan's atmosphere
R. V. Yelle, J. Cui, and I. C. F. Müller-Wodarg
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E10003 (2008)
Ice Emission and the Redshifts of Submillimeter Sources
C. C. Dudley, M. Imanishi, and P. R. Maloney
ApJ 686, 251-261 (2008)
Low-Temperature Rate Constants for Rotational Excitation and De-excitation of C3 (X 1Σg+) by Collisions with He (1S)
D. Ben Abdallah, K. Hammami, F. Najar, N. Jaidane, Z. Ben Lakhdar, M. L. Senent, G. Chambaud, and M. Hochlaf
ApJ 686, 379-383 (2008)
A 12CO, 13CO, and C18O Survey of Infrared Dark Clouds
F. Du and J. Yang
ApJ 686, 384-398 (2008)
Carriers of the mid-IR emission bands in PNe reanalysed. Evidence of a link between circumstellar and interstellar aromatic dust
C. Joblin, R. Szczerba, O. Berné, and C. Szyszka
A&A 490, 189-196 (2008)
Surface characterization of Pluto and Charon by L and M band spectra
S. Protopapa, H. Boehnhardt, T. M. Herbst, D. P. Cruikshank, W. M. Grundy, F. Merlin, and C. B. Olkin
A&A 490, 365-375 (2008)
IR, Raman, and UV/Vis Spectra of Corannulene for Use in Possible Interstellar Identification
G. Rouillé, C. Jäger, M. Steglich, F. Huisken, T. Henning, G. Theumer, I. Bauer, and H.-J. Knölker
Chem Phys Chem 9, 2085-2091 (2008)
A H13CN/HN13C linelist, model atmospheres and synthetic spectra for carbon stars
G. J. Harris, F. C. Larner, J. Tennyson, B. M. Kaminsky, Y. V. Pavlenko, and H. R. A. Jones
MNRAS 390, 143-148 (2008)
The rotational excitation of SiS by para- and ortho-H2
J. Klos and F. Lique
MNRAS 390, 239-244 (2008)
Dehydrogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and UV bump
G. Malloci, G. Mulas, C. Cecchi-Pestellini, and C. Joblin
A&A 489, 1183-1187 (2008)
Kinetics and Product Branching Ratios of the Reaction of 1CH2 with H2 and D2
K. L. Gannon, M. A. Blitz, M. J. Pilling, P. W. Seakins, S. J. Klippenstein, and L. B. Harding
J Phys Chem A 112, 9575-9583 (2008)
Rate Coefficients for the Reactions of C2(a3Πu) and C2(X1Σg+) with Various Hydrocarbons (CH4, C2H2, C2H4, C2H7, and C3H8< /SUB>): A Gas-Phase Experimental Study over the Temperature Range 24-300 K
A. Páramo, A. Canosa, S. D. Le Picard, and I. R. Sims
J Phys Chem A 112, 9591-9600 (2008)
The gas-phase catalytic formation of H2 by cations
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Planetary science: Organic lakes on Titan
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Mechanistic studies on the decomposition of carbon suboxide in a cometary ice analog
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A Spectral Line Survey in the 2 and 1.3 mm Windows toward the Carbon-rich Envelope of IRC +10216
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ApJS 177, 388-407 (2008)
Isotopic Ratios in Titan's Atmosphere from Cassini CIRS Limb Sounding: CO2 at Low and Midlatitudes
C. A. Nixon, D. E. Jennings, B. Bézard, N. A. Teanby, R. K. Achterberg, A. Coustenis, S. Vinatier, P. G. J. Irwin, P. N. Romani, T. Hewagama, and F. M. Flasar
ApJ 681, L101-L103 (2008)
Microstructural Indications for Protoenstatite Precursor of Cometary MgSiO3 Pyroxene: A Further High-Temperature Component of Comet Wild 2
S. Schmitz and F. E. Brenker
ApJ 681, L105-L108 (2008)
Isotopic Ratios in Titan's Atmosphere from Cassini CIRS Limb Sounding: HC3N in the North
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ApJ 681, L109-L111 (2008)
IRAC Excess in Distant Star-Forming Galaxies: Tentative Evidence for the 3.3 μm Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Feature
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ApJ 681, 258-268 (2008)
Formation of water and methanol in star forming molecular clouds
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A&A 486, 209-220 (2008)
Condensation of MgS in outflows from carbon stars
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A&A 486, 229-237 (2008)
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Evolution of the crystallization front in cometary models. Effect of the net energy released during crystallization
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Tentative detection of phosphine in IRC +10216
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Modeling the interstellar aromatic infrared bands with co-added spectra of PAHs
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A&A 485, 735-742 (2008)
Characterization of the carbon component in cometary Stardust samples by means of infrared and Raman spectroscopy
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Theoretical investigation on the radical-neutral reaction mechanism of CP with CH2CO and the structural nature of several low-lying intermediates
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J Mol Struct THEOCHEM 861, 46-56 (2008)
Theoretical investigation of PH(X3Σ-) radical: Analytic potential energy function, spectroscopic parameters and vibrational manifolds (J = 0)
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J Mol Struct THEOCHEM 861, 74-78 (2008)
Atomistic Simulations of CO Vibrations in Ices Relevant to Astrochemistry
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Chem Phys Chem 9, 1271-1277 (2008)
Complex Molecules in the L1157 Molecular Outflow
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Discovery of OH in Circumstellar Disks around Young Intermediate-Mass Stars
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The Optical Spectrum of a Large Isolated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon: Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene, C42H18
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ApJ 681, L49-L51 (2008)
Interstellar atoms, molecules and diffuse bands toward SN2006X in M 100
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State to state rotational integral cross sections and rate coefficients of HCP collision with He at low temperature
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J Mol Struct THEOCHEM 860, 45-51 (2008)
Theoretical study on structures and stability of SiCP2 isomers
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J Mol Struct THEOCHEM 860, 95-100 (2008)
Accurate analytic potential energy function and spectroscopic study for CH (X2Π) radical using coupled-cluster theory in combination with the correlation-consistent quintuple basis set
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J Mol Struct THEOCHEM 860, 101-105 (2008)
Spectrum of hot water in the 4750-13000 cm-1 wavenumber range (0.769-2.1 μm)
N. F. Zobov, S. V. Shirin, R. I. Ovsyannikov, O. L. Polyansky, R. J. Barber, J. Tennyson, P. F. Bernath, M. Carleer, R. Colin, and P.-F. Coheur
MNRAS 387, 1093-1098 (2008)
Search for methane on Mars: Observations, interpretation and future work
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Adv Space Res 42, 1-5 (2008)
From Titan's tholins to Titan's aerosols: Isotopic study and chemical evolution at Titan's surface
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Formation of interstellar 2,4-pentadiynylidyne, HCCCCC(X 2Π), via the neutral-neutral reaction of ground state carbon atom, C(2P), with diacetylene, HCCCCH(X 1ΣG+)
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J Chem Phys 128, 244303 (2008)
The electronic spectrum of the C2P free radical and a Renner-Teller analysis of the 2Delta; and X 2Pi; electronic states
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J Chem Phys 128, 244311 (2008)
Resonant states of H3+ and D2H+
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J Chem Phys 128, 244312 (2008)
N2H+ and HC3N Observations of the Orion A Cloud
K. Tatematsu, R. Kandori, T. Umemoto, and Y. Sekimoto
Publ Astron Soc Japan 60, 407-419 (2008)
Theoretical study of the reaction mechanism of ethynyl radical with benzene and related reactions on the C8H7 potential energy surface
A. Landera, A. M. Mebel, and R. I. Kaiser
Chem Phys Lett 459, 54-59 (2008)
Water line lists close to experimental accuracy using a spectroscopically determined potential energy surface for H216O, H217O, and H218O
S. V. Shirin, N. F. Zobov, R. I. Ovsyannikov, O. L. Polyansky, and J. Tennyson
J Chem Phys 128, 224306 (2008)
Low-temperature inelastic collisions between hydrogen molecules and helium atoms
G. Tejeda, F. Thibault, J. M. Fernández, and S. Montero
J Chem Phys 128, 224308 (2008)
On the electronic structure of small cyclic carbon clusters
K. E. Yousaf and P. R. Taylor
Chem Phys 349, 58-68 (2008)
Theoretical study of the C6H3 potential energy surface and rate constants and product branching ratios of the C2H(2Σ+) + C4H2(1Σg+) and C4H(2Σ+SUP>) + C2H2(1Σg+) reactions
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J Chem Phys 128, 214301 (2008)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Dense Cloud Chemistry
V. Wakelam and E. Herbst
ApJ 680, 371-383 (2008)
Chemical Rates on Small Grains and PAHs: C+ Recombination and H2 Formation
M. G. Wolfire, A. G. G. M. Tielens, D. Hollenbach, and M. J. Kaufman
ApJ 680, 384-397 (2008)
The Volatile Composition of Comet 17P/Holmes after Its Extraordinary Outburst
N. Dello Russo, R. J. Vervack, Jr., H. A. Weaver, M. M. Montgomery, R. Deshpande, Y. R. Fernández, and E. L. Martin
ApJ 680, 793-802 (2008)
6.7 GHz methanol absorption toward the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 3079
C. M. V. Impellizzeri, C. Henkel, A. L. Roy, and K. M. Menten
A&A 484, L43-L46 (2008)
Simultaneous mapping of H2O and H2O2 on Mars from infrared high-resolution imaging spectroscopy
T. Encrenaz, T. K. Greathouse, M. J. Richter, B. Bézard, T. Fouchet, F. Lefèvre, F. Montmessin, F. Forget, S. Lebonnois, and S. K. Atreya
Icarus 195, 547-556 (2008)
Spatially resolved SO2 ice on Io, observed in the near IR
C. Laver and I. de Pater
Icarus 195, 752-757 (2008)
The 12C/13C isotopic ratio in Titan hydrocarbons from Cassini/CIRS infrared spectra
C. A. Nixon, R. K. Achterberg, S. Vinatier, B. Bézard, A. Coustenis, P. G. J. Irwin, N. A. Teanby, R. de Kok, P. N. Romani, D. E. Jennings, G. L. Bjoraker, and F. M. Flasar
Icarus 195, 778-791 (2008)
Evidence of N2-ice on the surface of the icy dwarf Planet 136472 (2005 FY9)
S. C. Tegler, W. M. Grundy, F. Vilas, W. Romanishin, D. M. Cornelison, and G. J. Consolmagno
Icarus 195, 844-850 (2008)
Infrared Spectroscopy of Gas Phase Benzenium Ions: Protonated Benzene and Protonated Toluene, from 750 to 3400 cm-1
G. E. Douberly, A. M. Ricks, P. v. R. Schleyer, and M. A. Duncan
J Phys Chem A 112), 4869-4874 (2008)
Theoretical study on the [Si, C, P, S] potential energy surface
F. Li, F.-H. Zhang, H.-L. Liu, G.-T. Yu, X.-R. Huang, and C.-C. Sun
Chem Phys 348, 113-121 (2008)
Submillimeter Spectrum of Formic Acid
V. Lattanzi, A. Walters, B. J. Drouin, and J. C. Pearson
ApJS 176, 536-542 (2008)
High-Frequency Rotational Spectrum of Thioformaldehyde, H2CS, in the Ground Vibrational State
A. Maeda, I. R. Medvedev, M. Winnewisser, F. C. De Lucia, E. Herbst, H. S. P. Müller, M. Koerber, C. P. Endres, and S. Schlemmer
ApJS 176, 543-550 (2008)
The Peculiar Volatile Composition of Comet 8P/Tuttle: A Contact Binary of Chemically Distinct Cometesimals
B. P. Bonev, M. J. Mumma, Y. L. Radeva, M. A. DiSanti, E. L. Gibb, and G. L. Villanueva
ApJ 680, L61-L64 (2008)
Characteristic Low-Temperature Crystallization of Amorphous Mg-bearing Silicate Grains under Electron Irradiation
Y. Kimura, Y. Miyazaki, A. Kumamoto, M. Saito, and C. Kaito
ApJ 680, L89-L92 (2008)
Laboratory Detection of a Linear Carbon Chain Alcohol: HC4OH and Its Deuterated Species
M. Araki and N. Kuze
ApJ 680, L93-L96 (2008)
Absolute Single and Multiple Charge Exchange Cross Sections for Highly Charged C, N, and O Ions Colliding with CH4
N. Djuric, S. J. Smith, J. Simcic, and A. Chutjian
ApJ 679, 1661-1664 (2008)
On the Origin of Cometary C2 and C3: Hydrogen Atom Migration in Diacetylene?
D. Heymann
ApJ 679, 1665-1669 (2008)
Calculations on the Formation Rates and Mechanisms for CnH Anions in Interstellar and Circumstellar Media
E. Herbst and Y. Osamura
ApJ 679, 1670-1679 (2008)
The relation between CH and CN molecules and carriers of 5780 and 5797 diffuse interstellar bands
T. Weselak, G. A. Galazutdinov, F. A. Musaev, and J. Krełowski
A&A 484, 381-388 (2008)
Mapping the carbon monoxide coma of comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
M. Gunnarsson, D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, J. Crovisier, and H. Rickman
A&A 484, 537-546 (2008)
A study of the Martian water vapor over Hellas using OMEGA and PFS aboard Mars Express
T. Encrenaz, T. Fouchet, R. Melchiorri, P. Drossart, B. Gondet, Y. Langevin, J.-P. Bibring, F. Forget, L. Maltagliati, D. Titov, and V. Formisano
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Observations of CO on Saturn and Uranus at millimeter wavelengths: new upper limit determinations
T. Cavalié, F. Billebaud, T. Fouchet, E. Lellouch, J. Brillet, and M. Dobrijevic
A&A 484, 555-561 (2008)
Extraterrestrial nucleobases in the Murchison meteorite
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Earth Planet Sci Lett 270, 130-136 (2008)

METEORITIC NUCLEOBASES CONFIRMED
The characteristics of the IR emission features in the spectra of Herbig Ae stars: Evidence for chemical evolution
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IRAS 22036+5306: an Al2O3 oxide-dominated post-AGB star
M. M. Maldoni, T. R. Ireland and G. Robinson
MNRAS 386, 2290-2296 (2008)
First detection of hydroxyl in the atmosphere of Venus
G. Piccioni, P. Drossart, L. Zasova, A. Migliorini, J.-C. Gérard, F. P. Mills, A. Shakun, A. García Muñoz, N. Ignatiev, D. Grassi, V. Cottini, F. W. Taylor, S. Erard, and the VIRTIS-Venus Express Technical Team
A&A 483, L29-L33 (2008)

OH DETECTED ON VENUS
Formation of simple organic molecules in inner T Tauri disks
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Physical, Chemical, and Mineralogical Properties of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Particles Collected by Stardust
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Carbon in Meteoroids: Wild 2 Dust Analyses, IDPs and Cometary Dust Analogues
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Earth Moon Planets 102, 473-483 (2008)
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Laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy of NC3O
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J Chem Phys 128, 204308 (2008)
Formation and distribution of benzene on Titan
V. Vuitton, R. V. Yelle, and J. Cui
J Geophys Res Planets 113, E05007 (2008)
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The reaction of methyl radical with nitrogen atom on the triplet potential energy surface: A CCSD(T)/CBS characterization
T. V. Alves, A. G. S. de Oliveira Filho, and F. R. Ornellas
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Catalyzed Routes to Molecular Hydrogen Formation and Hydrogen Addition Reactions on Neutral Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons under Interstellar Conditions
E. Rauls and L. Hornekær
ApJ 679, 531-536 (2008)
Variations of the ν = 0, 1, 2, and 3, J = 1-0 SiO Masers of R Cassiopeia
G. C. McIntosh and A. M. Hayes
ApJ 678, 1324-1328, 2008
CO Isotopologues in the Perseus Molecular Cloud Complex: the X-factor and Regional Variations
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ApJ 679, 481-496 (2008)
Extended Silicate Dust Emission in Palomar-Green QSOs
M. Schweitzer, B. Groves, H. Netzer, D. Lutz, E. Sturm, A. Contursi, R. Genzel, L. J. Tacconi, S. Veilleux, D.-C. Kim, D. Rupke, and A. J. Baker
ApJ 679, 101-117 (2008)
The Zeeman Effect on Lines in the (1,0) Band of the F4Δ - X4Δ Transition of the FeH Radical
J. J. Harrison, J. M. Brown, J. Chen, T. C. Steimle, and T. J. Sears
ApJ 679, 854-861 (2008)
The Submillimeter-Wave Spectrum of the CS+ Radical Ion
S. Bailleux, A. Walters, E. Grigorova, and L. Margulès
ApJ 679, 920-924 (2008)
Anion photoelectron spectroscopy of C5H-
S. M. Sheehan, B. F. Parsons, T. A. Yen, M. R. Furlanetto, and D. M. Neumark
J Chem Phys 128, 174301 (2008)
Modeling of diffuse molecular gas applied to HD 102065 observations
C. Nehmé, J. Le Bourlot, F. Boulanger, G. Pineau des Forêts, and C. Gry
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The role of carbon grains in the deuteration of H2
S. Cazaux, P. Caselli, V. Cobut, and J. Le Bourlot
A&A 483, 495-508 (2008)
Optical properties of silicon carbide for astrophysical applications. I. New laboratory infrared reflectance spectra and optical constants
K. M. Pitman, A. M. Hofmeister, A. B. Corman, and A. K. Speck
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The electronic bands of CrD, CrH, MgD and MgH: application to the 'deuterium test'
Y. V. Pavlenko, G. J. Harris, J. Tennyson, H. R. A. Jones, J. M. Brown, C. Hill, and L. A. Yakovina
MNRAS 386, 1338-1346 (2008)
Silicates in Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxies
M. M. Sirocky, N. A. Levenson, M. Elitzur, H. W. W. Spoon, and L. Armus
ApJ 678, 729-743 (2008)
Mapping Warm Molecular Hydrogen with the Spitzer Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
D. A. Neufeld and Y. Yuan
ApJ 678, 974-984 (2008)
The c2d Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Ices around Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects. I. H2O and the 5-8 μm Bands
A. C. A. Boogert, K. M. Pontoppidan, C. Knez, F. Lahuis, J. Kessler-Silacci, E. F. van Dishoeck, G. A. Blake, J.-C. Augereau, S. E. Bisschop, S. Bottinelli, T. Y. Brooke, J. Brown, A. Crapsi, N. J. Evans II, H. J. Fraser, V. Geers, T. L. Huard, J. K. Jørgensen, K. I. Öberg, L. E. Allen, P. M. Harvey, D. W. Koerner, L. G. Mundy, D. L. Padgett, A. I. Sargent, and K. R. Stapelfeldt
ApJ 678, 985-1004 (2008)
The c2d Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Ices around Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects. II. CO2
K. M. Pontoppidan, A. C. A. Boogert, H. J. Fraser, E. F. van Dishoeck, G. A. Blake, F. Lahuis, K. I. Öberg, N. J. Evans II, and C. Salyk
ApJ 678, 1005-1031 (2008)
The c2d Spitzer Spectroscopic Survey of Ices around Low-Mass Young Stellar Objects. III. CH4
K. I. Öberg, A. C. A. Boogert, K. M. Pontoppidan, G. A. Blake, N. J. Evans, F. Lahuis, and E. F. van Dishoeck
ApJ 678, 1032-1041 (2008)
Rotational Transitions of CO+ Induced by Atomic Hydrogen
S. Andersson, G. Barinovs, and G. Nyman
ApJ 678, 1042-1048 (2008)
A Molecular Line Observation toward Massive Clumps Associated with Infrared Dark Clouds
T. Sakai, N. Sakai, K. Kamegai, T. Hirota, N. Yamaguchi, S. Shiba, and S. Yamamoto
ApJ 678, 1049-1069 (2008)
C2 in Peculiar DQ White Dwarfs
P. B. Hall and A. J. Maxwell
ApJ 678, 1292-1297 (2008)
Tracing Shocks and Photodissociation in the Galactic Center Region
S. Martín, M. A. Requena-Torres, J. Martín-Pintado, and R. Mauersberger
ApJ 678, 245-254 (2008)
FT-MW and Millimeter Wave Spectroscopy of PANHs: Phenanthridine, Acridine, and 1,10-Phenanthroline
D. McNaughton, P. D. Godfrey, R. D. Brown, S. Thorwirth, and J.-U. Grabow
ApJ 678, 309-315 (2008)
The Infrared Spectra of Very Large, Compact, Highly Symmetric, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
C. W. Bauschlicher, Jr., E. Peeters, and L. J. Allamandola
ApJ 678, 316-327 (2008)
Near infrared emission spectrum of HCN
G. C. Mellau, B. P. Winnewisser, and M. Winnewisser
J Mol Spectrosc 249, 23-42 (2008)
A theoretical investigation on the HCCS radical and its ions
C. Puzzarini
Chem Phys 346, 45-52 (2008)
Rotational spectra and hyperfine structure of isotopic species of deuterated cyanoacetylene, DC3N
H. Spahn, H. S.P. Müller, T. F. Giesen, J.-U. Grabow, M. E. Harding, J. Gauss, and S. Schlemmer
Chem Phys 346, 132-138 (2008)
Accurate ab initio computation of thermochemical data for C3Hx (x=0,...,4) species
J. Aguilera-Iparraguirre, A. D. Boese, W. Klopper, and B. Ruscic
Chem Phys 346, 56-68 (2008)
First detection of CO in a high-redshift damped Lyman-α system
R. Srianand, P. Noterdaeme, C. Ledoux, and P. Petitjean
A&A 482, L39-L42 (2008)
Extended CO emission in the field of the light echo of V838 Monocerotis
T. Kaminski
A&A 482, 803-808 (2008)
SiO line emission from C-type shock waves: interstellar jets and outflows
A. Gusdorf, S. Cabrit, D. R. Flower, and G. Pineau des Forêts
A&A 482, 809-829 (2008)
First observation of 628 CO2 isotopologue band at 3.3 μm in the atmosphere of Venus by solar occultation from Venus Express
J.-L. Bertaux, A. C. Vandaele, V. Wilquet, F. Montmessin, R. Dahoo, E. Villard, O. Korablev, and A. Fedorova
Icarus 195, 28-33 (2008)
Identification of a new band system of isotopic CO2 near 3.3 μm: Implications for remote sensing of biomarker gases on Mars
G. L. Villanueva, M. J. Mumma, R. E. Novak, and T. Hewagama
Icarus 195, 34-44 (2008)
A refractory Ca-SiO-H2-O2 vapor condensation experiment with implications for calciosilica dust transforming to silicate and carbonate minerals
F. J. M. Rietmeijer, A. Pun, Y. Kimura, and J. A. Nuth III
Icarus 195, 493-503 (2008)
The FeH F 4Δ-X 4Δ system. Creating a valuable diagnostic tool to explore solar and stellar magnetic fields
N. Afram, S. V. Berdyugina, D. M. Fluri, S. K. Solanki, and A. Lagg
A&A 482, 387-395 (2008)
Detection of 6 K gas in Ophiuchus D
J. Harju, M. Juvela, S. Schlemmer, L. K. Haikala, K. Lehtinen, and K. Mattila
A&A 482, 535-539 (2008)
Chemical and morphological evolution of a silicate surface under low-energy ion irradiation
C. Davoisne, H. Leroux, M. Frère, J. Gimblot, L. Gengembre, Z. Djouadi, V. Ferreiro, L. d'Hendecourt, and A. Jones
A&A 482, 541-548 (2008)
Parametrization of C-shocks. Evolution of the sputtering of grains
I. Jiménez-Serra, P. Caselli, J. Martín-Pintado, and T. W. Hartquist
A&A 482, 549-559 (2008)
Published in April 2008
Laboratory Studies of the Chemistry of Transneptunian Object Surface Materials
R. L. Hudson, M. E. Palumbo, G. Strazzulla, M. H. Moore, J. F. Cooper, and S. J. Sturner.
In The Solar System Beyond Neptune, Eds. M. A. Barucci, H. Boehnhardt, D. P. Cruikshank, and A. Morbidelli. (University of Arizona Press, Tucson) 507-523, 2008
Transport of nonmethane hydrocarbons to Jupiter's troposphere by descent of smog particles
D. M. Hunten
Icarus 194, 616-622 (2008)
Review of quantitative spectroscopy of polyynes
A. Jolly and Y. Benilan
J Quant Spectrosc Radiat Transf 109, 963-973 (2008)
Hydrogenation of CO on a silica surface: An embedded cluster approach
T. P. M. Goumans, C. R. A. Catlow, and W. A. Brown
J Chem Phys 128, 134709 (2008)
UV photolysis of polyynes at λ=254 nm and at λ>222 nm
F. Cataldo, G. Strazzulla, and S. Iglesias-Grotha
Int J Astrobio 7, 107-116 (2008)
Proton order in the ice crystal surface
V. Buch, H. Groenzin, I. Li, M. J. Shultz, and E. Tosatti
Proc Nat Acad Sci 105, 5969-5974 (2008
The C3N- anion: First detection of its electronic luminescence in rare gas solids
M. Turowski, M. Gronowski, S. Boyé-Péronne, S. Douin, L. Monéron, C. Crépin, and R. Kołos
J Chem Phys 128, 164304 (2008)
C5N- anion and new carbenic isomers of cyanodiacetylene: A matrix isolation IR study
A. Coupeaud, M. Turowski, M. Gronowski, N. Piétri, I. Couturier-Tamburelli, R. Kołos, and J.-P. Aycard
J Chem Phys 128, 154303 (2008)
Density-functional study of structural and electronic properties of SinCn (n=1-10) clusters
J. Hou and B. Song
J Chem Phys 128, 154304 (2008)
Matrix isolation IR spectroscopic and ab initio studies of C3N- and related species
R. Kołos, M. Gronowski, and P. Botschwina
J Chem Phys 128, 154305 (2008)
Ab initio potential energy surfaces for the study of rotationally inelastic CH(X2Π)+H(2S) collisions
D. Ben Abdallah, F. Najar, N. Jaidane, Z. Ben Lakhdar, and P. Honvault
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Formation of hydrogen peroxide and water from the reaction of cold hydrogen atoms with solid oxygen at 10 K
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Laboratory and Astronomical Detection of the Negative Molecular Ion C3N-
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Detection of amino acetonitrile in Sgr B2(N)
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A&A 482, 179-196 (2008)

AMINO ACETONITRILE DETECTED
First disk-resolved millimeter observations of Io's surface and SO2 atmosphere
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A&A 482, 279-292 (2008)
New laboratory measurements of CH4 in Titan's conditions and a reanalysis of the DISR near-surface spectra at the Huygens landing site
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Phys Chem Chem Phys 10, 2089-2097 (2008)
Detection of the CCP Radical (X 2Πr) in IRC +10216: A New Interstellar Phosphorus-containing Species
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ApJ 677, L101-L104 (2008)
Spectra of Carbon Nanoparticles: Laboratory Simulation of the Aromatic CH Emission Feature at 3.29 μm
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ApJ 677, L153-L156 (2008)
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ApJ 677, 348-352 (2008)
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Theoretical study on the structures, isomerization and stability of SiC3H isomers
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Extreme deuterium enrichment of organic radicals in the Orgueil meteorite: Revisiting the interstellar interpretation
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Sequestration of Ethane in the Cryovolcanic Subsurface of Titan
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ApJ 677, L67-L70 (2008)
Molecular Tracers of High-Mass Star Formation in External Galaxies
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The Rotational Spectrum of TiO2
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A Reassessment of Prebiotic Organic Synthesis in Neutral Planetary Atmospheres
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S2O, polysulfuroxide and sulfur polymer on Io's surface
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Icarus 194, 647-659 (2008)
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Icarus 194, 746-757 (2008)
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On the nature of outflows in intermediate-mass protostars: a case study of IRAS 20050+2720
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SMA observations of young disks: separating envelope, disk, and stellar masses in class I YSOs
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CASPT2 investigation of ethane dissociation and methyl recombination using canonical variational transition state theory
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Int J Chem Kinet 40, 161-173 (2008)
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Anomalous absorption in rhomboidal SiC3 molecules
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Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy of Protonated Acetylene and Its Clusters
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The CO Molecular Outflows of IRAS 16293-2422 Probed by the Submillimeter Array
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The adsorption and desorption of ethanol ices from a model grain surface
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J Chem Phys 128, 104702 (2008)
Theoretical study of hydrogen-bonded complexes of benzene with hydrides of astrochemical interest
M. Nait Achour, M. R. Belmecheri, G. Berthier, and R. Savinelli
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Formation of simple organic molecules in the interstellar medium
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Thermal Methanol Observations of the Outflow from the G31.41+0.31 Hot Molecular Core
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Fragmentation branching ratios of highly excited hydrocarbon molecules CnH and their cations CnH+ (n<=4)
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J Chem Phys 128, 124312 (2008)
The presence of methane in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet
M. R. Swain, G. Vasisht, and G. Tinetti
Nature 452, 329-331 (2008)

EXTRASOLAR PLANETARY METHANE
Theoretical Study of the Reaction Mechanism of HCN+ and CH4 of Relevance to Titan's Ion Chemistry
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Middle UV to near-IR spectrum of electron-excited SO2
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First Detection of 13CO (1→0) Emission from Two Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies
T. Kawaguchi, K. Nakanishi, K. Kohno, K. Ohta, and K. Aoki
ApJ 676, 137-146 (2008)
A Survey of 3.3 μm PAH Emission in Planetary Nebulae
E. C. D. Smith and I. S. McLean
ApJ 676, 408-415 (2008)
Interstellar Enols Are Formed in Plasma Discharges of Alcohols
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Organic Molecules and Water in the Planet Formation Region of Young Circumstellar Disks
J. S. Carr and J. R. Najita
Science 319, 1504-1506 (2008)

SPITZER FINDS ORGANICS AND WATER IN PLANET- FORMING REGION
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The Effects of Doubly Ionized Chemistry on SH+ and S+2 Abundances in X-Ray-dominated Regions
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Detection of Interstellar Cyanoformaldehyde (CNCHO)
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E. González-Alfonso, H. A. Smith, M. L. N. Ashby, J. Fischer, L. Spinoglio, and T. W. Grundy
ApJ 675, 303-315 (2008)
Hydrogen Isocyanide in Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann (Fragment B)
D. C. Lis, D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Boissier, J. Crovisier, N. Biver, and S. B. Charnley
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The Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Spectrum of 13C1-Methyl Formate (H13COOCH3) in the Ground State
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CN in prestellar cores
P. Hily-Blant, M. Walmsley, G. Pineau des Forêts, and D. Flower
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Theoretical studies on the mechanisms of NCCO + O2 reaction
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Theor Chem Acc 119, 297-303 (2008)
Structural and vibrational theoretical analysis of protonated formaldehyde in its X 1A' ground electronic state
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Quantum dynamics of C(3P) + OH(X2Π) → H(2S) + CO(X1Σ+) reaction
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A&A 479, 751-760 (2008)
Circumstellar water vapour in M-type AGB stars: radiative transfer models, abundances, and predictions for HIFI
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Ion irradiation of H2O ice on top of sulfurous solid residues and its relevance to the Galilean satellites
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The role of organic haze in Titan's atmospheric chemistry I. Laboratory investigation on heterogeneous reaction of atomic hydrogen with Titan tholin
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Icarus 194, 186-200 (2008)
The role of organic haze in Titan's atmospheric chemistry II. Effect of heterogeneous reaction to the hydrogen budget and chemical composition of the atmosphere
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The organic composition of Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) I. Evidence for an unusual organic chemistry
K. Magee-Sauer, M. J. Mumma, M. A. DiSanti, N. Dello Russo, E. L. Gibb, B. P. Bonev, and G. L. Villanueva
Icarus 194, 347-356 (2008)
A comparison of modeled and observed intensity profiles for C2, CN, and the blue continuum for Comet Bradfield (1987s)
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Icarus 194, 357-367 (2008)
Radiation chemistry of H2O + O2 ices
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Icarus 194, 379-388 (2008)
Ethynyl (C2H) in Massive Star formation: Tracing the Initial Conditions
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Submillimeter-wave spectroscopy of HCO+ in the excited vibrational states
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Potential energy function of CN-
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J Mol Spectrosc 248, 77-80 (2008)
Rotational analysis of the (3, 6) band in the comet-tail (A2Πi-X2Σ+) system of CO+
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J Mol Spectrosc 248, 781-84 (2008)
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Reaction dynamics of Si (3PJ) + O2 → SiO (X 2Σ+) + O studied by a crossed-beam laser-induced fluorescence technique
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Molecular Evolution and Star Formation: From Prestellar Cores to Protostellar Cores
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Unraveling the Dynamics of the C(3P,1D) + C2H2 Reactions by the Crossed Molecular Beam Scattering Technique
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SWAS Observations of Water in Molecular Outflows
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ApJ 674, 1015-1031 (2008)
Formation of Nitrogen and Hydrogen-bearing Molecules in Solid Ammonia and Implications for Solar System and Interstellar Ices
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ApJ 674, 1242-1250 (2008)
Ultraviolet observations of Phoebe from the Cassini UVIS
A. R. Hendrix and C. J. Hansen
Icarus 193, 323-333 (2008)
Hydrocarbons on Saturn's satellites Iapetus and Phoebe
D. P. Cruikshank, E. Wegryn, C. M. Dalle Ore, R. H. Brown, J.-P. Bibring, B. J. Buratti, R. N. Clark, T .B. McCord, P. D. Nicholson, Y. J. Pendleton, T. C. Owen, G. Filacchione, A. Coradini, P. Cerroni, F. Capaccioni, R. Jaumann, R. M. Nelson, K. H. Baines, C. Sotin, G. Bellucci, M. Combes, Y. Langevin, B. Sicardy, D. L. Matson, V. Formisano, P. Drossart, and V. Mennella
Icarus 193, 334-343 (2008)
Amino acids produced from the ultraviolet/extreme-ultraviolet irradiation of naphthalene in a H2O+NH3 ice mixture
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MNRAS 384, 605-610 (2008)
Detection of circumstellar CH2CHCN, CH2CN, CH3CCH, and H2CS
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Surface composition and temperature of the TNO Orcus
M. A. Barucci, F. Merlin, A. Guilbert, C. de Bergh, A. Alvarez-Candal, O. Hainaut, A. Doressoundiram, C. Dumas, T. Owen, and A. Coradini
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Relation between CH cation and neutral/molecular hydrogen
T. Weselak, G. Galazutdinov, F. Musaev, and J. Krełowski
A&A 479, 149-154 (2008)
The far-infrared and microwave spectra of the CH radical in the ν = 1 level of the X 2Π state
M. Jackson, L. R. Zink, M. C. McCarthy, L. Perez, and J. M. Brown
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Desorption of Hot Molecules from Photon Irradiated Interstellar Ices
J. D. Thrower, D. J. Burke, M. P. Collings, A. Dawes, P. D. Holtom, F. Jamme, P. Kendall, W. A. Brown, I. P. Clark, H. J. Fraser, M. R. S. McCoustra, N. J. Mason, and A. W. Parker
ApJ 673, 1233-1239 (2008)
The Rotational Spectrum of Anti-Ethylamine (CH3CH2NH2) from 10 to 270 GHz: A Laboratory Study and Astronomical Search in Sgr B2(N)
A. J. Apponi, M. Sun, D. T. Halfen, L. M. Ziurys, and H. S. P. Müller
ApJ 673, 1240-1248 (2008)
Reaction kinetics to low temperatures. Dicarbon + acetylene, methylacetylene, allene and propene from 77 < T < 296 K
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Phys Chem Chem Phys 10, 729-237 (2008)
The Nature of the Dense Core Population in the Pipe Nebula: A Survey of NH3, CCS, and HC5N Molecular Line Emission
J. M. Rathborne, C. J. Lada, A. A. Muench, J. F. Alves, and M. Lombardi
ApJS 174, 396-425 (2008)
Extraterrestrial Flux of Potentially Prebiotic C, N, and P to the Early Earth
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Orig Life Evol Biosph 38, 5-21 (2008)
A Detailed Study of the Amino Acids Produced from the Vacuum UV Irradiation of Interstellar Ice Analogs
M. Nuevo, G. Auger, D. Blanot, and L. d'Hendecourt
Orig Life Evol Biosph 38, 37-56 (2008)
Complex Organic Materials in the Circumstellar Disk of HR 4796A
J. H. Debes, A. J. Weinberger, and G. Schneider
ApJ 673, L191-L194 (2008)

THOLINS IN HR 4796A?
Chemical and Thermal Structure of Protoplanetary Disks as Observed with ALMA
D. Semenov, Y. Pavlyuchenkov, T. Henning, S. Wolf, and R. Launhardt
ApJ 673, L195-L198 (2008)
A Self-Perpetuating Catalyst for the Production of Complex Organic Molecules in Protostellar Nebulae
J. A. Nuth III, N. M. Johnson, and S. Manning
ApJ 673, L225-L228 (2008)
Can we estimate H2 (j = 0) rate coefficients from He rate coefficients? Application to the SiS molecule
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Hydrogen peroxide formation following the vacuum ultraviolet photodissociation of water ice films at 90 K
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Precise dipole moment and quadrupole coupling constants of benzonitrile
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Does the ion-molecule reaction between HCCH+ and HCN lead to CH2CHCN+? A computational and experimental study of the reverse process
K. J. Jobst, S. A. Hasan, and J. K. Terlouw
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A Theoretical Study of the Formation of the Aminoacetonitrile Precursor of Glycine on Icy Grain Mantles in the Interstellar Medium
D. M. Koch, C. Toubin, G. H. Peslherbe, and J. T. Hynes
J Phys Chem C 112, 2972-2980 (2008)
Fully Sampled Maps of Ices and Silicates in Front of Cepheus A East with the Spitzer Space Telescope
P. Sonnentrucker, D. A. Neufeld, P. A. Gerakines, E. A. Bergin, G. J. Melnick, W. J. Forrest, J. L. Pipher, and D. C. B. Whittet
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Equilibrium structure and energetics of CHNO isomers: Steps towards ab initio rovibrational spectra of quasi-linear molecules
M. Mladenovic and M. Lewerenz
Chem Phys 343, 129-140 (2008)
Renner-Teller effect in five-atomic molecules: Ab initio investigation of the spectrum of C5-

Chem Phys 343, 141-157 (2008)
Photodissociation of small carbonaceous molecules of astrophysical interest
M. C. van Hemert and E. F. van Dishoeck
Chem Phys 343, 292-302 (2008)
Comparison of Comet 81P/Wild 2 Dust with Interplanetary Dust from Comets
H. A. Ishii, J. P. Bradley, Z. R. Dai, M. Chi, A. T. Kearsley, M. J. Burchell, N. D. Browning, and F. Molster
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Ices of CO2/H2O Mixtures. Reflection-Absorption IR Spectroscopy and Theoretical Calculations
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J Phys Chem A 112, 457-465 (2008)
Characterization of cyclic and linear C3H- and C3H via anion photoelectron spectroscopy
S. M. Sheehan, B. F. Parsons, J. Zhou, E. Garand, T. A. Yen, D. T. Moore, and D. M. Neumark
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Quantum scattering of SiS with H2: Potential energy surface and rate coefficients at low temperature
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Microwave spectrum of the HD2O+ ion: Inversion-rotation transitions and inversion splitting
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J Chem Phys 128, 034311 (2008)
A Detailed Analysis of the Dust Formation Zone of IRC +10216 Derived from Mid-Infrared Bands of C2H2 and HCN
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ApJ 673, 445-469 (2008)
Sequestration of Noble Gases by H3+ in Protoplanetary Disks and Outer Solar System Composition
O. Mousis, F. Pauzat, Y. Ellinger, and C. Ceccarelli
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Chemistry in low-mass star forming regions
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 35-40 (2008)
Unveiling the chemistry of hot protostellar cores with ALMA
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 45-51 (2008)
Interstellar deuteroammonia
D. C. Lis, M. Gerin, E. Roueff, T. G. Phillips, and D. R. Poelman
Astrophys Space Sci 313, 77-80 (2008)
Chemistry in the ISM: the ALMA (r)evolution. The cloudy crystal ball of one astrochemist
E. Herbst
Astrophys Space Sci 313, 129-134 (2008)
Complex organic molecules in an early stage of protostellar evolution
N. Sakai, T. Sakai, and S. Yamamoto
Astrophys Space Sci 313, 153-157 (2008)
Planetary atmospheres with ALMA
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 175-181 (2008)
Cometary science with ALMA
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 183-189 (2008)
Chemistry in the circumstellar medium. Unveiling the dust formation zone
T. J. Millar
Astrophys Space Sci 313, 223-227 (2008)
Understanding the chemical complexity in Circumstellar Envelopes of C-Rich AGB stars: the case of IRC +10216
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 229-233 (2008)
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J. L. Turner and D. S. Meier
Astrophys Space Sci 313, 267-272 (2008)
Chemistry in luminous AGN and starburst galaxies
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 273-278 (2008)
The Galactic Center as nearby extragalactic chemical laboratory
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 303-306 (2008)
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Astrophys Space Sci 313, 327-330 (2008)
Infrared spectroscopy of gas phase C3H5+: The allyl and 2-propenyl cations
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Widespread CO2 and other non-ice compounds on the anti-Jovian and trailing sides of Europa from Galileo/NIMS observations
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Geophys Res Lett 35, L01292 (2008)
Tentative Detection of C4H- toward the Low-Mass Protostar IRAS 04368+2557 in L1527
N. Sakai, T. Sakai, and S. Yamamoto
ApJ 673, L71-L74 (2008)
High-Resolution λ=1 mm CARMA Observations of Large Molecules in Orion-KL
D. N. Friedel and L. E. Snyder
ApJ 672, 962-973 (2008)
Circumstellar Fe Oxide from the Acfer 094 Carbonaceous Chondrite
C. Floss, F. J. Stadermann, and M. Bose
ApJ 672, 1266-1271 (2008)
The Galactic Center: The Largest Oxygen-bearing Organic Molecule Repository
M. A. Requena-Torres, J. Martín-Pintado, S. Martín, and M. R. Morris
ApJ 672, 352-360 (2008)
Abundant Carbon-Chain Molecules toward the Low-Mass Protostar IRAS 04368+2557 in L1527
N. Sakai, T. Sakai, T. Hirota, and S. Yamamoto
ApJ 672, 371-381 (2008)
Chemistry in Protoplanetary Disks: A Sensitivity Analysis
A. I. Vasyunin, D. Semenov, T. Henning, V. Wakelam, E. Herbst, and A. M. Sobolev
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Search for anions in molecular sources: C4H- detection in L1527
M. Agúndez, J. Cernicharo, M. Guélin, M. Gerin, M. C. McCarthy, and P. Thaddeus
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Submillimeter-wave spectroscopy of VN (X3Δr) and VO (X4Σ-): A study of the hyperfine interactions
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J Mol Spectrosc 247, 76-84 (2008)
Rotational spectra of deuterated acetylenes: DCCH, D13 and DC13
G. Cazzoli, C. Puzzarini, L. Fusina, and F. Tamassia
J Mol Spectrosc 247, 115-118 (2008)
Isotope and Surface Temperature Effects for Hydrogen Recombination on a Graphite Surface
M. Rutigliano and M. Cacciatore
Chem Phys Chem 9, 171-181 (2008)
Pulsed Laval nozzle study of the kinetics of OH with unsaturated hydrocarbons at very low temperatures
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Phys Chem Chem Phys 10, 422-437 (2008)
Highly deuterated pre-stellar cores in a high-mass star formation region
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A&A 477, L45-L48 (2008)
A search for mid-infrared molecular hydrogen emission from protoplanetary disks
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A&A 477, 839-852 (2008)
Interstellar 12C/13C from CH+ absorption lines: results from an extended survey
O. Stahl, S. Casassus, and T. Wilson
A&A 477, 865-875 (2008)
Theoretical study of hydrogen-bonded complexes of benzene with hydrides of astrochemical interest
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Ion and neutral sources and sinks within Saturn's inner magnetosphere: Cassini results
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Planet Space Sci 56, 3-18 (2008)
Coupling photochemistry with haze formation in Titan's atmosphere, Part I: Model description
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Planet Space Sci 56, 27-66 (2008)
Coupling photochemistry with haze formation in Titan's atmosphere, Part II: Results and validation with Cassini/Huygens data
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Planet Space Sci 56, 67-99 (2008)
Si2CS: A new sulfur-containing molecule with singlet cyclic ground state
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Asteroids 2867 Steins and 21 Lutetia: surface composition from far infrared observations with the Spitzer space telescope
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A&A 477, 665-670 (2008)
Titan's atmospheric chemistry: Photolysis of gas mixtures containing hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide at 185 and 254 nm
B. N. Tran, M. Force, R. G. Briggs, J. P. Ferris, P. Persans, and J. J. Chera
Icarus 193, 224-232 (2008)
Identification of spectral units on Phoebe
A. Coradini and co-workers
Icarus 193, 233-251 (2008)
The Submillimeter Spectrum of MnH and MnD (X7Σ+)
D. T. Halfen and L. M. Ziurys
ApJ 672, L77-L80 (2008)
16-20 μm Spectra of Carbon Nanoparticles
A. Hu and W. W. Duley
ApJ 672, L81-L83 (2008)
Detection of extragalactic H3O+
F. F. S. van der Tak, S. Aalto, and R. Meijerink
A&A 477, L5-L8 (2008)
Near-infrared spectra of centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects
K. M. Barkume, M. E. Brown, and E. L. Schaller
AJ 135, 55-67 (2008)

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