Interstellar and Meteoritic Organic Matter At 3.4 μm

  • P. Ehrenfreund
  • F. Robert
  • L. d’Hendecourt
  • F. Behar
Conference paper
Part of the International Astronomical Union book series (IAUS, volume 150)

Abstract

The 3 micron spectrum of the galactic center source IRS 7 is compared to a spectrum obtained on the deuterium-rich organic polymer extracted from the Orgueil carbonaceous meteorite. The almost perfect match between the two spectra in the 3.4 μm region suggests that the chemical composition of the interstellar organic matter resembles that of the meteoritic macromolecule.

Keywords

Absorbance Unit Solar Nebula Organic Sample Kerogen Type Interstellar Absorption 
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992

Authors and Affiliations

  • P. Ehrenfreund
    • 1
    • 2
  • F. Robert
    • 3
  • L. d’Hendecourt
    • 2
  • F. Behar
    • 4
  1. 1.Huygens Laboratory AstrophysicsLeidenThe Netherlands
  2. 2.Groupe de Physique des SolidesUniv. Paris 7ParisFrance
  3. 3.Lab. Geochimie des Isotopes StablesParisFrance
  4. 4.Institute Francais du PetroleRueil-MalmaisonFrance

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