The possibility of nitrogen isotopic fractionation in interstellar clouds

被引:158
作者
Terzieva, R
Herbst, E
机构
[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Phys, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[2] Ohio State Univ, Chem Phys Program, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
[3] Ohio State Univ, Dept Astron, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
关键词
molecular processes; ISM : abundances; ISM : clouds; ISM : molecules;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03618.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The possibility of nitrogen isotopic fractionation owing to ion-molecule exchange reactions involving the most abundant N-containing species in dense interstellar clouds has been explored. We find that exchange reactions between N atoms and N-containing ions have most influence on the fractionation, although the extent of fractionation is too small to be readily detectable.
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页码:563 / 568
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