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