Science · 1989 · 246 citations · 20 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsSpectroscopyStellar AstronomyCircumstellar ChemistryInfrared SpectroscopyInterstellar GasInterstellar MoleculesMid-infrared AstronomyNear-infrared AstronomyAstrochemical Observations Of Circumstellar ShellsCarbon-rich Circumstellar ChemistryCircumstellar EnvironmentInfrared Stellar SpectroscopyMolecular Absorption FeaturesMolecular Spectroscopy In Circumstellar MediaPhotochemistry In Circumstellar Environments
The C(5) molecule has been identified in the infrared spectrum of the prototypical obscured carbon star, IRC+10216. In addition to their astrophysical importance, pure carbon chain molecules such as C(5) are of interest in the chemistry of flames and propellants.
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Space, Stars, C <sub>60</sub> , and Soot
Harold W. Kroto · Science · 1988 · 637 citations
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Large Molecules in Carbon Vapor
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Detection of C <sub>3</sub> in the Circumstellar Shell of IRC+10216
Kenneth Hinkle, J. J. Keady, P. F. Bernath · Science · 1988 · 291 citations
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