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Synthetic Mimics for Nitrogen-Based Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cosmic Dust: Preparation and Preliminary Impact Ionization Mass Spectrometry Studies

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: -ethylcarbazole, respectively. Such laboratory-based experiments augur well for the unambiguous identification of PANH-based cosmic dust by next-generation impact ionization mass spectrometers to be deployed in current and future space missions.

Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c18079

Authors: Min Zeng, Derek H. H. Chan, Steven P. Armes, Rebecca Mikula, John Fontanese, Zoltan Sternovsky

Institutions: University of Sheffield, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Language: English

Topic: Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,500

Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Leverhulme Trust