Abstract
Vibration-rotation lines of C 3 have been identified in the circumstellar spectrum of the obscured carbon star IRC+10216. This molecule is of interest in both the chemistry of flames, where it may be involved in the formation of soot, and in astrophysics, where it is a potential building block for carbonaceous grains. This high-resolution infrared detection of the pure carbon chain molecule C 3 allows the estimation of the equilibrium C-C bond length, 1.297 angstroms. Possible astrophysical formation and destruction mechanisms for C 3 are reviewed, including the relationship between C 3 and carbon clusters.
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Created | 18 years, 11 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 5:21 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 12, 2024, 10:16 a.m.) |
Indexed | 2 months ago (July 2, 2025, 3:28 p.m.) |
Issued | 36 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 9, 1988) |
Published | 36 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 9, 1988) |
Published Print | 36 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 9, 1988) |
@article{Hinkle_1988, title={Detection of C 3 in the Circumstellar Shell of IRC+10216}, volume={241}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.241.4871.1319}, DOI={10.1126/science.241.4871.1319}, number={4871}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Hinkle, Kenneth W. and Keady, John J. and Bernath, Peter F.}, year={1988}, month=sep, pages={1319–1322} }