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Experimental and Computational Studies on the Physicochemical Behavior of Phosphine Induced by Reactions with H and D Atoms on Interstellar Ice Grains
| Title: | Experimental and Computational Studies on the Physicochemical Behavior of Phosphine Induced by Reactions with H and D Atoms on Interstellar Ice Grains |
| Authors: | Nguyen, Thanh Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Oba, Yasuhiro Browse this author | | Sameera, W. M. C. Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Kouchi, Akira Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Watanabe, Naoki Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Issue Date: | 9-Sep-2021 |
| Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
| Journal Title: | Astrophysical journal |
| Volume: | 918 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page: | 73 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.3847/1538-4357/ac0cf4 |
| Abstract: | Phosphine (PH3) is an important molecule in the chemistry of phosphorus (P)-bearing species in the interstellar medium. Interstellar PH3 is thought to primarily form on icy grains, where several surface processes may occur during and after its formation. To better understand the physicochemical behavior of PH3 on icy grains in dense molecular clouds, we performed experimental and computational studies on the reactions of phosphine with H and D atoms at low temperatures. We found that phosphine and its deuterated isotopologue PD3 are released into the gas phase from icy surfaces (porous amorphous, compact amorphous, and crystalline ice) via chemical desorption. Even though the effective desorption cross section did not vary between the different icy surfaces, the desorption fraction was smallest for porous amorphous ice. We confirmed that, at 10 K on icy surfaces, H-D substitution reactions of PH3 and D-H substitution reactions of PD3 occurred following reactions with D and H atoms, respectively. Because the activation barrier for the abstraction of H or D atoms from phosphine is similar to 1500 K, quantum tunneling should play a role at low temperatures. Under the present experimental conditions, the H-D substitution reaction of PH3 was slightly slower than the D-H substitution reaction of PD3. Therefore, the rates of the H-D and D-H substitution reactions should not be constrained by tunneling reactions but rather by other elementary processes such as atom diffusion on ice. Our experimental results suggest the possible presence of a deuterated phosphine isotopologue (PH2D) in PH3-rich interstellar environments. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/86717 |
| Appears in Collections: | 低温科学研究所 (Institute of Low Temperature Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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