Dust as interstellar catalyst I. Quantifying the chemical desorption process

Abstract

Context. The presence of dust in the interstellar medium has profound consequences on the chemical composition of regions where stars are forming. Recent observations show that many species formed onto dust are populating the gas phase, especially in cold environments where UV and CR induced photons do not account for such processes. Aims. The aim of this paper is to understand and quantify the process that releases solid species into the gas phase, the so-called chemical desorption process, so that an explicit formula can be derived that can be included into astrochemical models. Methods. We present a collection of experimental results of more than 10 reactive systems. For each reaction, different substrates such as oxidized graphite and compact amorphous water ice are used. We derive a formula to reproduce the efficiencies of the chemical desorption process, which considers the equipartition of the energy of newly formed products, followed by classical bounce on the surface. In part II we extend these results to astrophysical conditions. Results. The equipartition of energy describes correctly the chemical desorption process on bare surfaces. On icy surfaces, the chemical desorption process is much less efficient and a better description of the interaction with the surface is still needed. Conclusions. We show that the mechanism that directly transforms solid species to gas phase species is efficient for many reactions.

Accepted for publication in A&A

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