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Change in the chemical composition of infalling gas forming a disk around a protostar

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  • Nami Sakai

    (The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

  • Takeshi Sakai

    (The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan)

  • Tomoya Hirota

    (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan)

  • Yoshimasa Watanabe

    (The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

  • Cecilia Ceccarelli

    (Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France)

  • Claudine Kahane

    (Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble, BP 53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France)

  • Sandrine Bottinelli

    (Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UPS-OMP), Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP)
    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), IRAP, 9 Avenue Colonel Roche, BP 44346, Toulouse 31028 Cedex 4, France)

  • Emmanuel Caux

    (Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UPS-OMP), Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP)
    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), IRAP, 9 Avenue Colonel Roche, BP 44346, Toulouse 31028 Cedex 4, France)

  • Karine Demyk

    (Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UPS-OMP), Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP)
    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), IRAP, 9 Avenue Colonel Roche, BP 44346, Toulouse 31028 Cedex 4, France)

  • Charlotte Vastel

    (Université de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UPS-OMP), Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP)
    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), IRAP, 9 Avenue Colonel Roche, BP 44346, Toulouse 31028 Cedex 4, France)

  • Audrey Coutens

    (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Juliane Maries Vej 30, Copenhagen 2100 Østerbro, Denmark
    Centre for Star and Planet Formation and Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, Copenhagen 1350 K, Denmark)

  • Vianney Taquet

    (National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Astrochemistry Laboratory, Mail Code 691, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • Nagayoshi Ohashi

    (Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, PO Box 23-141, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
    Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 650 North A′ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA)

  • Shigehisa Takakuwa

    (Institute of Astrophysics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan)

  • Hsi-Wei Yen

    (Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, PO Box 23-141, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
    Institute of Astrophysics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan)

  • Yuri Aikawa

    (Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan)

  • Satoshi Yamamoto

    (The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

Abstract

Observations of a protostellar envelope and disk (from which planets should form) in the relatively close star-forming region of the Taurus molecular cloud reveal unexpected chemistry in the gas between the envelope and the disk: the unsaturated hydrocarbon molecule cyclic-C3H2 and sulphur monoxide.

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  • Nami Sakai & Takeshi Sakai & Tomoya Hirota & Yoshimasa Watanabe & Cecilia Ceccarelli & Claudine Kahane & Sandrine Bottinelli & Emmanuel Caux & Karine Demyk & Charlotte Vastel & Audrey Coutens & Vianne, 2014. "Change in the chemical composition of infalling gas forming a disk around a protostar," Nature, Nature, vol. 507(7490), pages 78-80, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:507:y:2014:i:7490:d:10.1038_nature13000
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13000
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