Atom addition reactions in interstellar ice analogues

• Published in: International reviews in physical chemistry Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 205 - 237
• Main Authors: Linnartz, H., Ioppolo, S., Fedoseev, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 03.04.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Astronomical bodies; Astrophysics; atom addition reactions; Atomic physics; Density; Diffusion; Dust; Formations; Gas phases; Ice; interstellar ice; laboratory astrophysics; Methyl alcohol; Molecular chemistry; Physical chemistry; solid state astrochemistry; Stars; surface science; Temperature effects; Ultraviolet radiation

It was in 'The Magellanic Cloud' (1955) - a science fiction novel by Stanislaw Lem - that engineers travelling to another star noticed that their spacecraft for unknown reasons overheated. The cause had to be outside the spaceship, but obviously there was only emptiness, at least compared...