3 papers
physics.chem-ph2026
New Hydrolysis Rate Constants Reveal Longest Cyanide Persistence in Cool, Neutral Waters
Sai Shruthi Murali, Skyla B. White, Paul B. Rimmer
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a key molecule in prebiotic chemistry, and its availability in water is limited by hydrolysis. In this work, we estimate the hydrolysis rates of \ce{HCN},…
astro-ph.EP2026
Hydrocarbon complexity and photochemical shielding of prebiotic feedstock molecules in exoplanet atmospheres
Marrick Braam, Ellery Gopaoco, Shang-Min Tsai +4
The potential of prebiotic chemistry to propagate on an exoplanet fundamentally depends on whether the atmospheric conditions can facilitate the production of prebiotic feedstock m…
astro-ph.EP2025
Tracing the Inner Edge of the Habitable Zone with Sulfur Chemistry
Sean Jordan, Oliver Shorttle, Paul B. Rimmer
The circumstellar liquid-water habitable zone guides our search for potentially inhabited exoplanets, but remains observationally untested. We show that the inner edge of the habit…