Astrochemistry: Fullerene solves an interstellar puzzle
Abstract
Laboratory measurements confirm that a 'buckyball' ion is responsible for two near-infrared absorption features found in spectra of the interstellar medium, casting light on a century-old astrochemical mystery. See Letter p.322
- Publication:
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Nature
- Pub Date:
- July 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1038/523296a
- Bibcode:
- 2015Natur.523..296E