Astrokemi
Astrokemi, or astrochemistry, is the scientific study of chemical processes in astronomical environments. It explores how atoms and molecules form, persist, and react in space, including the interstellar medium, circumstellar envelopes around evolved stars, protoplanetary disks, comets, and planetary atmospheres. The field integrates chemistry, physics, and astronomy to understand the chemical evolution of the universe.
The research topics encompass gas-phase reactions, chemical interactions between gas and dust grains, photochemistry driven by
Methodologically, astrochemists rely on observational spectroscopy across radio, millimeter, and infrared wavelengths to identify molecules and
Astrochemistry examines environments such as cold dark clouds, warm hot cores around forming stars, and evolving