Hydrocarbons as recorders of cosmic environments

Hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in the Cosmos. Carbon stars jettison large amounts of hydrocarbons into interstellar space and these are incorporated into forming planetary systems alongside newly synthesized hydrocarbon material. The structure of a hydrocarbon reveals its origin with non-biological, bi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matthewman, Richard
Other Authors: Sephton, Mark ; Martins, Zita
Published: Imperial College London 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.550946