most citedElectron Irradiation and Thermal Chemistry Studies of Interstellar and Planetary Ice Analogues at the ICA Astrochemistry Facility

34 citations · 190 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.chem-ph2022★ 20 cited

Energetic Electron Irradiations of Amorphous and Crystalline Sulphur-Bearing Astrochemical Ices

Duncan V. Mifsud, Péter Herczku, Richárd Rácz +10

Laboratory experiments have confirmed that the radiolytic decay rate of astrochemical ice analogues is dependent upon the solid phase of the target ice, with some crystalline molec…

astro-ph.EP2022★ 10 cited

Ozone Production in Electron Irradiated CO2:O2 Ices

Duncan V. Mifsud, Zuzana Kaňuchová, Sergio Ioppolo +9

The detection of ozone (O3) in the surface ices of Ganymede, Jupiters largest moon, and of the Saturnian moons Rhea and Dione, has motivated several studies on the route of formati…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 30 cited

Laboratory Experiments on the Radiation Astrochemistry of Water Ice Phases

Duncan V. Mifsud, Perry A. Hailey, Péter Herczku +8

Water (H2O) ice is ubiquitous component of the universe, having been detected in a variety of interstellar and Solar System environments where radiation plays an important role in…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 19 cited

Comparative Electron Irradiations of Amorphous and Crystalline Astrophysical Ice Analogues

Duncan V. Mifsud, Perry A. Hailey, Péter Herczku +8

Laboratory studies of the radiation chemistry occurring in astrophysical ices have demonstrated the dependence of this chemistry on a number of experimental parameters. One experim…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 20 cited

Mid-IR and VUV Spectroscopic Characterisation of Thermally Processed and Electron Irradiated CO2 Astrophysical Ice Analogues

DV Mifsud, Z Kaňuchová, S Ioppolo +19

The astrochemistry of CO2 ice analogues has been a topic of intensive investigation due to the prevalence of CO2 throughout the interstellar medium and the Solar System, as well as…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 34 cited

Electron Irradiation and Thermal Chemistry Studies of Interstellar and Planetary Ice Analogues at the ICA Astrochemistry Facility

Duncan V. Mifsud, Zoltán Juhász, Péter Herczku +10

The modelling of molecular excitation and dissociation processes relevant to astrochemistry requires the validation of theories by comparison with data generated from laboratory ex…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 33 cited

The Ice Chamber for Astrophysics-Astrochemistry (ICA): A New Experimental Facility for Ion Impact Studies of Astrophysical Ice Analogues

Péter Herczku, Duncan V. Mifsud, Sergio Ioppolo +11

The Ice Chamber for Astrophysics-Astrochemistry (ICA) is a new laboratory end-station located at the Institute for Nuclear Research (Atomki) in Debrecen, Hungary. The ICA has been…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 17 cited

The Role of Terahertz and Far-IR Spectroscopy in Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Interstellar Prebiotic Molecules

Duncan V. Mifsud, Perry A. Hailey, Alejandra Traspas Muina +3

Stellar systems are often formed through the collapse of dense molecular clouds which, in turn, return copious amounts of atomic and molecular material to the interstellar medium.…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 7 cited

Systems Astrochemistry: A New Doctrine for Experimental Studies

Nigel J. Mason, Perry A. Hailey, Duncan V. Mifsud +1

Laboratory experiments play a key role in deciphering the chemistry of the interstellar medium (ISM) and the role that product complex organic molecules (COMs) may play in the orig…