Taquet, V, Furuya, K, Walsh, C orcid.org/0000-0001-6078-786X et al. (1 more author) (2018) On the origin of O₂ and other volatile species in comets. In: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Astrochemistry VII - Through the Cosmos from Galaxies to Planets, 20-24 Mar 2017, Puerto Varas, Chile. Cambridge University Press , pp. 187-195.
Abstract
Molecular oxygen, O₂, was recently detected in comet 67P by the ROSINA instrument on board the Rosetta spacecraft with a surprisingly high abundance of 4% relative to H₂O, making O₂ the fourth most abundant in comet 67P. Other volatile species with similar volatility, such as molecular nitrogen N₂, were also detected by Rosetta, but with much lower abundances and much weaker correlations with water. Here, we investigate the chemical and physical origin of O₂ and other volatile species using the new constraints provided by Rosetta. We follow the chemical evolution during star formation with state-of-the-art astrochemical models applied to dynamical physical models by considering three origins: i) in dark clouds, ii) during forming protostellar disks, and iii) during luminosity outbursts in disks. The models presented here favour a dark cloud (or primordial) grain surface chemistry origin for volatile species in comets, albeit for dark clouds which are slightly warmer and denser than those usually considered as solar system progenitors.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 International Astronomical Union. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | astrochemistry; comets: individual: 67P/C-G; ISM: abundances; ISM: molecules; protoplanetary discs; stars: formation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Physics and Astronomy (Leeds) > Astrophysics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2018 11:39 |
Last Modified: | 31 Jan 2019 15:36 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S1743921317007414 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:135750 |