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The prebiotic molecular inventory of Serpens SMM1 I. An investigation of the isomers CHNCO and HOCHCN
N. F. W. Ligterink, A. Ahmadi, A. Coutens +6
Methyl isocyanate (CHNCO) and glycolonitrile (HOCHCN) are isomers and prebiotic molecules that are involved in the formation of peptide structures and the nucleobase ad…
Detecting the elemental and molecular signatures of life: Laser-based mass spectrometry technologies
Niels F. W. Ligterink, Andreas Riedo, Marek Tulej +8
The identification of extraterrestrial life is one the most exciting and challenging endeavors in space research. The existence of extinct or extant life can be inferred from bioge…
The family of amide molecules toward NGC 6334I
Niels F. W. Ligterink, Samer J. El-Abd, Crystal L. Brogan +4
Amide molecules produced in space could play a key role in the formation of biomolecules on a young planetary object. However, the formation and chemical network of amide molecules…
Complex organic molecules in low-mass protostars on solar system scales -- I. Oxygen-bearing species
M. L. van Gelder, B. Tabone, Ł. Tychoniec +8
Complex organic molecules (COMs) are thought to form on icy dust grains in the earliest phase of star formation. The evolution of these COMs from the youngest Class 0/I protostella…
The ALMA-PILS survey: Inventory of complex organic molecules towards IRAS 16293-2422 A
S. Manigand, J. K. Jørgensen, H. Calcutt +6
Complex organic molecules (COM) are detected in many sources in the warm inner regions of envelopes surrounding deeply embedded protostars. Exactly how these COM form remains an op…