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The Formation of Large Interstellar Molecules

Thomas James Millar, David A. Williams

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A scheme is described for producing interstellar molecules of large size by association reactions of neutral radicals. Molecule densities are calculated for an interstellar cloud of 500 M⊙, total hydrogen density |$3 \times 10^{3} \,\text{cm}^{-3}$| in which molecules are destroyed by photodissociation. The significance of these results is discussed.

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A scheme is described for producing interstellar molecules of large size by association reactions of neutral radicals. Molecule densities are calculated for an interstellar cloud of 500 M⊙, total hydrogen density |$3 \times 10^{3} \,\text{cm}^{-3}$| in which molecules are destroyed by photodissociation. The significance of these results is discussed.

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A scheme is described for producing interstellar molecules of large size by association reactions of neutral radicals. Molecule densities are calculated for an interstellar cloud of 500 M⊙, total hydrogen density |$3 \times 10^{3} \,\text{cm}^{-3}$| in which molecules are destroyed by photodissociation. The significance of these results is discussed.

Key concepts: Physics, Interstellar cloud, Photodissociation, Molecule, Astrochemistry, Molecular cloud, Interstellar medium, Astrophysics

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