Laboratory Astrophysics Studies of the Evolution of Organic Matter with the COSmIC Facility.Understanding the origin of organic matter in astrophysical environments ranging from circumstellar (CS) outflows to diffuse and dense interstellar (IS) clouds to protoplanetary disks and planetary bodies has become a central objective in astrophysics. Experimental facilities dedicated to the formation and characterization of laboratory analogs generated under conditions relevant to the targeted environments have been developed in the past recent years. Recent advances achieved in laboratory astrophysics using COSmIC’s laboratory data in synergy with observational data will be presented. These results include the use of laboratory spectra to search for IS organic molecules and ions in astronomical spectra, the formation of laboratory analogs of CS and IS dust grains and planetary atmospheres aerosols from molecular precursors.
Document ID
20190030850
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Salama, Farid (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sciamma-O'Brien, Ella (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Bejaoui, Salma (Bay Area Environmental Research Inst. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gavilan, Lisseth
Dubois, David (Bay Area Environmental Research Inst. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 18, 2019
Publication Date
September 15, 2019
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN70651
Meeting Information
Meeting: EPSC - European Planetary Science Congress 2019 (EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019)