Astronomical searches for nitrogen heterocycles

Steven B. Charnley*, Yi Jehng Kuan, Hui Chun Huang, Oliver Botta, Harold M. Butner, Nick Cox, Didier Despois, Pascale Ehrenfreund, Zbigniew Kisiel, Ying Ying Lee, Andrew J. Markwick, Zan Peeters, Steven D. Rodgers

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Abstract

We have conducted extensive astronomical searches for the N-bearing ring molecules pyridine, quinoline and isoquinoline towards the circumstellar envelopes of carbon-rich stars, and for interstellar pyrimidine in hot molecular cores. Here we report the derived upper limits on the column densities of these molecules, and summarize the current status of these observations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-145
Number of pages9
JournalAdvances in Space Research
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005

Keywords

  • Astrobiology
  • Astrochemistry
  • ISM: chemistry
  • ISM: molecules
  • Stars: AGB and post-AGB

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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