Plea for Iron Astrochemistry

Iron is a key element and compound in living bodies. It is the most abundant refractory element and has the most stable nucleus in the Universe. Also, elemental Iron has a relevant abundance in the interstellar medium and dense clouds, it can be in gas phase or included in dust particles. During thi...

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Main Authors: Mostefaoui, T. A., Benmerad, B., Kerkar, M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
ABUNDANCE
ASTROPHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
CHEMISTRY
COSMOLOGY
DUSTS
ELEMENT ABUNDANCE
ELEMENTS
IRON
METALS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PHYSICS
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
UNIVERSE
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Summary:Iron is a key element and compound in living bodies. It is the most abundant refractory element and has the most stable nucleus in the Universe. Also, elemental Iron has a relevant abundance in the interstellar medium and dense clouds, it can be in gas phase or included in dust particles. During this talk, I shall explain why this special interest in Iron and shall give a brief explanation about its origin and the interstellar nucleosynthesis. After this I'll detail the rich chemistry that Iron can be involved in the interstellar medium, dense clouds with several species.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.3518325