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N-bearing molecules (like N2H+ or NH3) are excellent tracers of high-density, low-temperature regions like dense cloud cores and could shed light into snowlines in protoplanetary disks and the chemical evolution of comets. However,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-12-01 S. Kakkenpara Suresh , F. Dulieu , J. Vitorino , P. Caselli

In the absence of laboratory data, state-of-the-art quantum chemical approaches can provide estimates of the binding energy (BE) of interstellar species with grains. Without BE values, contemporary astrochemical models are compelled to…

Context. Carbon monoxide (CO) is arguably the most important molecule for interstellar organic chemistry. Its binding to amorphous solid water (ASW) ice regulates both diffusion and desorption processes. Accurately characterizing the CO…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-11-19 Giulia M. Bovolenta , Germán Molpeceres , Kenji Furuya , Johannes Kästner , Stefan Vogt-Geisse

The quality of astrochemical models is highly dependent on reliable binding energy (BE) values that consider the morphological and energetic variety of binding sites on the surface of ice-grain mantles. Here, we present the Binding Energy…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-31 Giulia M. Bovolenta , Stefan Vogt-Geisse , Stefano Bovino , Tommaso Grassi

In the denser and colder ($\leq$20 K) regions of the interstellar medium (ISM), near-infrared observations have revealed the presence of sub-micron sized dust grains covered by several layers of H\textsubscript{2}O-dominated ices and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-11-25 Stefano Ferrero , Lorenzo Zamirri , Cecilia Ceccarelli , Arezu Witzel , Albert Rimola , Piero Ugliengo

The binding energies (BE) of molecules on the interstellar grains are crucial in the chemical evolution of the interstellar medium (ISM). Both temperature programmed desorption (TPD) laboratory experiments and quantum chemistry computations…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-05-25 Lorenzo Tinacci , Aurele Germain , Stefano Pantaleone , Stefano Ferrero , Cecilia Ceccarelli , Piero Ugliengo

Binding energies (BEs) of adsorbates on interstellar dust grains critically control adsorption, desorption, diffusion, and surface reactivity, and therefore strongly influence astrochemical models of star- and planet-forming regions. While…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2026-02-12 Anant Vaishnav , Niels M. Mikkelsen , Mie Andersen

One of the most serious limitations of current astrochemical models with the rate equation (RE) approach is that only a single type of binding site is considered in grain surface chemistry, although laboratory and quantum chemical studies…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-08-07 Kenji Furuya

We measured the binding energy of N$_2$, CO, O$_2$, CH$_4$, and CO$_2$ on non-porous (compact) amorphous solid water (np-ASW), of N$_2$ and CO on porous amorphous solid water (p-ASW), and of NH$_3$ on crystalline water ice. We were able to…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-07-13 Jiao He , Kinsuk Acharyya , Gianfranco Vidali

CO2 is the third most abundant ice component found on dust grains in star-forming regions and a common ingredient of exoplanet atmospheres. Characterization of its adsorption properties on ices through the binding energy (BE) is essential…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-14 Alicja Bulik , V. Bariosco , E. Mates-Torres , P. Ugliengo , K. Furuya , C. Ceccarelli , A. Rimola

Binding energy (BE) is a critical parameter in astrochemical modeling, governing the retention of species on interstellar dust grains and their subsequent chemical evolution. However, conventional models often rely on single-valued BEs,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-03 Arghyadeb Roy , Ankan Das , Milan Sil , Prasanta Gorai , Kenji Furuya , Naoki Nakatani , Takashi Shimonishi

Binding energies (BEs) are one of the most important parameters for astrochemical modeling determining, because they govern whether a species stays in the gas-phase or is frozen on the grain surfaces. It is currently known that, in the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-16 J. Perrero , J. Enrique-Romero , S. Ferrero , C. Ceccarelli , L. Podio , C. Codella , A. Rimola , P. Ugliengo

Experimental and computational chemistry are two disciplines to conduct research in Astrochemistry, providing essential reference data for both astronomical observations and modeling. These approaches not only mutually support each other,…

Context: Diffusion of species on the dust surface is a key process for determining the chemical composition of interstellar ices. On the dust surface, adsorbed species diffuse from one potential well to another and react with other adsorbed…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-12-12 Wasim Iqbal , Valentine Wakelam , Pierre Gratier

The dynamics for molecule formation, relaxation, diffusion, and desorption on amorphous solid water is studied in a quantitative fashion. We aim at characterizing, at a quantitative level, the formation probability, stabilization, energy…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2024-03-27 Meenu Upadhyay , Markus Meuwly

One of the major obstacles to accurately model the interstellar chemistry is an inadequate knowledge about the binding energy (BE) of interstellar species with dust grains. In denser region of molecular cloud, where very complex chemistry…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-07-25 Ankan Das , Milan Sil , Prasanta Gorai , Sandip K. Chakrabarti , Jean-Christophe Loison

The knowledge of the binding energy of molecules on astrophysically relevant ices can help to obtain an estimate of the desorption rate, i.e. the molecules residence time on the surface. This represents an important parameter for…

There are different environments in the interstellar medium (ISM), depending on the density, temperature and chemical composition. Among them, molecular clouds, often referred to as the cradle of stars, are paradigmatic environments…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-10-13 Jessica Perrero , Albert Rimola , Marta Corno , Piero Ugliengo

Surface chemistry on interstellar dust grains is recognized as a central component in astrochemical models, representing a plausible formation route for many of the observed complex molecular species. However, key parameters governing…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-22 Francesco Benedetti , Mauro Satta , Tommaso Grassi , Stefan Vogt-Geisse , Stefano Bovino

Spectroscopic studies play a key role in the identification and analysis of interstellar ices and their structure. Some molecules have been identified within the interstellar ices either as pure, mixed, or even as layered structures.…

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