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Organic Nanoparticles as a Component of the Interstellar Medium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2014

S. Kwok
S. Kwok*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China email: sunkwok@hku.hk
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Abstract

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Mixed aromatic/aliphatic organic nanoparticles (MAON) are suggested as the carrier of the unidentified infrared emission (UIE) features. The carriers of the diffuse interstellar bands (DIB) may be gas-phase molecular products released from MAON in the interstellar medium.

Keywords

astrochemistryISM: dustplanetary nebulae: generalstars: mass loss
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S297: The Diffuse Interstellar Bands , May 2013 , pp. 213 - 215
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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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