3 papers
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
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…
astro-ph.EP2024
Evidence for Abiotic Dimethyl Sulfide in Cometary Matter
Nora Hänni, Kathrin Altwegg, Michael Combi +5
Technological progress related to astronomical observatories such as the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) allows searching for signs of life beyond our Solar Sys…