Abstract
Experimental evidence for the formation of hydrogenated fullerene molecules is presented. Films of C60 were grown on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (substrate) and exposed to a beam of deuterium atoms. Thermal desorption combined with mass spectrometry was used to determine the deuterated fullerene products formed, revealing a maximum degree of deuteration corresponding to C60D36. Release of D2 from the deuterated C60 film occurs at a much higher temperature than for D-saturated graphite.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Laboratory Astrophysics : From Observations to Interpretation |
| Editors | Farid Salama, Harold Linnartz |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date | Oct 2020 |
| Pages | 144-147 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2020 |
| Event | IAU Symposium - Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 14 Apr 2019 → 19 Apr 2019 Conference number: 350 |
Conference
| Conference | IAU Symposium |
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| Number | 350 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Cambridge |
| Period | 14/04/2019 → 19/04/2019 |
| Series | Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union |
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| Number | S350 |
| Volume | 15 |
| ISSN | 1743-9213 |
Keywords
- ISM: Clouds
- ISM: Molecules
- Methods: Laboratory
- Physical data and processes: Astrochemistry