October 2023

• Millimetre and submillimetre spectroscopy of isobutene and its detection in the molecular cloud G+0.693

Fatima et al. arXiv (A&A)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.17236

• Volatiles in the H2O and CO2 ices of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Rubin et al. arXiv (MNRAS)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.04095

• JWST: Deuterated PAHs, PAH-nitriles, and PAH Overtone and Combination Bands I: Program Description and First Look

Boersma et al. arXiv (ApJ)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05774

• Modelling Deuterated Isotopologues of Methanol toward the Pre-Stellar Core L1544

Riedel et al. arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.08389

• Collisional excitation of PO+ by para-H2

Tonolo et al. arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.08052

• Ro-vibrational spectra of C-C stretching modes of C3H＋ and HC3O＋

Bast et al. JMS
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022285223001054?dgcid=rss_sd_all

• Shaping the CO snowline in protoplanetary disks

Gavino et al. arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.09132

• Methods for Averaging Spectral Line Data

Anderson et al. arXiv (PASP)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.09132

• The evolution of sulphur-bearing molecules in high-mass star-forming cores

Fontani et al. arXiv (A&A)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10356

• Shocking Sgr B2(N1) with its own outflow: A new perspective on segregation between O- and N-bearing molecules

Busch et al. arXiv (A&A)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.11339

• Formation of interstellar complex organic molecules on water-rich ices triggered by atomic carbon freezing

Ferrero et al. arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.14831

• Interstellar carbonaceous dust erosion induced by X-ray irradiation of water ice in star-forming regions

Chuang et al. arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.19497

The Astrochemistry Low-energy Electron Cross-Section (ALeCS) database I. Semi-empirical electron-impact ionization cross-section calculations and ionization rates
Gaches et al. arXiv
https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10739
https://alecs.brandt-gaches.space/
https://github.com/AstroBrandt/ALeCS

• PhD, Postdoc, and Job Opportunities

  • 6-10 New PhD Positions at Leiden Observatory

    • Deadline 15 November 2023

  • PhD position in Computational Astrochemistry: Modeling Molecular Ice Abundances at Leiden University 

    • Working with Thanja Lamberts, Serena Viti, and Herma Cuppen. 

    • Deadline 22 November 2023

  • Research Scientist (Indefinite-Term) at Star and Planet Formation Laboratory Riken

    • Deadline 8 December 2023

• Upcoming Meetings

  • Laboratory Astrophysics Workshop (ICE 2024)
    February 19-22, 2024
    Kauai, Hawaii

  • QuantumGrain Workshop: Emerging Horizons in the Chemistry of the Universe
    June 9-12, 2024
    Barcelona, Spain
    
    

• Astrocheminar Series is Restarting!

  • First speaker will be Ewine van Dischoek in 8 November 2023

  • http://astro.phys-acs.org/AstroCheminar.html