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Cosmic-ray-induced dissociation and reactions in warm interstellar ices
Juris Kalvans
Context. Cosmic ray particles that hit interstellar grains in dark molecular cores may induce whole-grain heating. The high temperature of a CR-heated grain allows energy barriers…
astro-ph.GA2014★ 3 cited
Cosmic-ray induced diffusion in interstellar ices
Juris Kalvans
Cosmic rays are able to heat interstellar dust grains. This may enhance molecule mobility in icy mantles that have accumulated on the grains in dark cloud cores. A three-phase astr…