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most citedUV photodesorption of methanol in pure and CO-rich ices: desorption rates of the intact molecule and of the photofragments

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astro-ph.EP2025

Observational evidence for a possible link between PAH emission and dust trap locations in protoplanetary disks

Nienke van der Marel, Niels F. W. Ligterink, Ryan van der Werf +4

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are commonly detected in protoplanetary disks, but it is unclear what causes the wide range of intensities across the samples. In this work,…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 15 cited

The rapid formation of macromolecules in irradiated ice of protoplanetary disk dust traps

Niels F. W. Ligterink, Paola Pinilla, Nienke van der Marel +4

Organic macromolecular matter is the dominant carrier of volatile elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and noble gases in chondrites -- the rocky building blocks from which Earth for…