Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds
The abundances of small Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) observed in interstellar clouds has surprised astronomers and confounded astrochemical models. Here, the authors show that fast radiative cooling by Recurrent Fluorescence efficiently stabilizes the small PAH cation 1-cyanonaphthalene.
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| author | Mark H. Stockett James N. Bull Henrik Cederquist Suvasthika Indrajith MingChao Ji José E. Navarro Navarrete Henning T. Schmidt Henning Zettergren Boxing Zhu |
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| description | The abundances of small Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) observed in interstellar clouds has surprised astronomers and confounded astrochemical models. Here, the authors show that fast radiative cooling by Recurrent Fluorescence efficiently stabilizes the small PAH cation 1-cyanonaphthalene. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76a69a384a9043afa1fbe1f6842b31f22023-01-29T12:17:24ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-01-011411810.1038/s41467-023-36092-0Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar cloudsMark H. Stockett0James N. Bull1Henrik Cederquist2Suvasthika Indrajith3MingChao Ji4José E. Navarro Navarrete5Henning T. Schmidt6Henning Zettergren7Boxing Zhu8Department of Physics, Stockholm UniversitySchool of Chemistry, University of East AngliaDepartment of Physics, Stockholm UniversityDepartment of Physics, Stockholm UniversityDepartment of Physics, Stockholm UniversityDepartment of Physics, Stockholm UniversityDepartment of Physics, Stockholm UniversityDepartment of Physics, Stockholm UniversityDepartment of Physics, Stockholm UniversityThe abundances of small Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) observed in interstellar clouds has surprised astronomers and confounded astrochemical models. Here, the authors show that fast radiative cooling by Recurrent Fluorescence efficiently stabilizes the small PAH cation 1-cyanonaphthalene.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36092-0 |
| spellingShingle | Mark H. Stockett James N. Bull Henrik Cederquist Suvasthika Indrajith MingChao Ji José E. Navarro Navarrete Henning T. Schmidt Henning Zettergren Boxing Zhu Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds Nature Communications |
| title | Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds |
| title_full | Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds |
| title_fullStr | Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds |
| title_short | Efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small PAHs in interstellar clouds |
| title_sort | efficient stabilization of cyanonaphthalene by fast radiative cooling and implications for the resilience of small pahs in interstellar clouds |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36092-0 |
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