Directed gas phase formation of silicon dioxide and implications for the formation of interstellar silicates

Directed gas phase formation of silicon dioxide and implications for the formation of interstellar silicates

Interstellar silicates play a key role in star formation, however their synthetic routes are not fully understood. Here, the authors provide evidence for the formation of SiO2 along with SiO via low-temperature gas phase chemistry.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tao Yang, Aaron M. Thomas, Beni B. Dangi, Ralf I. Kaiser, Alexander M. Mebel, Tom J. Millar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03172-5
Description
Summary:Interstellar silicates play a key role in star formation, however their synthetic routes are not fully understood. Here, the authors provide evidence for the formation of SiO2 along with SiO via low-temperature gas phase chemistry.
ISSN:2041-1723

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