Publications (7)
Journey of complex organic molecules: Formation and transport in protoplanetary disks
T. Benest Couzinou, O. Mousis, G. Danger +3
Complex organic molecules serve as indicators of molecular diversity. Their detection on comets, planets, and moons has prompted inquiries into their origins, particularly the cond…
Synthesis of molecular oxygen via irradiation of ice grains in the protosolar nebula
O. Mousis, T. Ronnet, J. I. Lunine +4
Molecular oxygen has been detected in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov--Gerasimenko with a mean abundance of 3.80 0.85\% by the ROSINA mass spectrometer on board the Rosetta s…
The thermal reactivity of HCN and NH3 in interstellar ice analogues
J. A. Noble, P. Theule, F. Borget +5
HCN is a molecule central to interstellar chemistry, since it is the simplest molecule containing a carbon-nitrogen bond and its solid state chemistry is rich. The aim of this work…
Hydrogenation at low temperatures does not always lead to saturation: the case of HNCO
J. A. Noble, P. Theule, E. Congiu +6
Context. It is generally agreed that hydrogenation reactions dominate chemistry on grain surfaces in cold, dense molecular cores, saturating the molecules present in ice mantles. A…
Moonraker -- Enceladus Multiple Flyby Mission
O. Mousis, A. Bouquet, Y. Langevin +50
Enceladus, an icy moon of Saturn, possesses an internal water ocean and jets expelling ocean material into space. Cassini investigations indicated that the subsurface ocean could b…
Irradiation dose affects the composition of organic refractory materials in space: Results from laboratory analogues
R. G. Urso, V. Vuitton, G. Danger +9
Context. Near- and mid-infrared observations have revealed the presence of organic refractory materials in the solar system, in cometary nuclei and on the surface of centaurs, Kuip…