Discovery of the Elusive Carbonic Acid (HOCOOH) in Space

Discovery of the Elusive Carbonic Acid (HOCOOH) in Space

A quarter century after the detection of the last interstellar carboxylic acid, acetic acid (CH _3 COOH), we report the discovery of a new one, the cis-trans form of carbonic acid (HOCOOH), toward the Galactic center molecular cloud G+0.693–0.027. HOCOOH stands as the first interstellar molecule con...

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Main Authors: Miguel Sanz-Novo, Víctor M. Rivilla, Izaskun Jiménez-Serra, Jesús Martín-Pintado, Laura Colzi, Shaoshan Zeng, Andrés Megías, Álvaro López-Gallifa, Antonio Martínez-Henares, Sarah Massalkhi, Belén Tercero, Pablo de Vicente, Sergio Martín, David San Andrés, Miguel A. Requena-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Interstellar molecules
Interstellar clouds
Galactic center
Spectral line identification
Astrochemistry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace523

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ace523

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