Determination of the branching ratio of CH$_3$OH + OH reaction on water ice surface at 10 K
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| author | Ishibashi, Atsuki Hidaka, Hiroshi Sameera, W. M. C. Oba, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Naoki |
| author_facet | Ishibashi, Atsuki Hidaka, Hiroshi Sameera, W. M. C. Oba, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Naoki |
| contents | The CH$_3$O and CH$_2$OH radicals can be important precursors of complex organic molecules (COMs) in interstellar dust. The COMs presumably originating from these radicals were abundantly found in various astronomical objects. Because each radical leads to different types of COMs, determining the abundance ratio of CH$_3$O to CH$_2$OH is crucial for a better understanding of the chemical evolution to various COMs. Recent work suggested that the reaction between CH$_3$OH and OH on ice dust plays an important role in forming CH$_3$O and CH$_2$OH radicals. However, quantitative details on the abundance of these radicals have not been presented to date. Herein, we experimentally determined the branching ratio (CH$_3$O/CH$_2$OH) resulting from the CH$_3$OH + OH reaction on the water ice surface at 10 K to be 4.3 $\pm$ 0.6. Furthermore, the CH$_3$O product in the reaction would participate in subsequent diffusive reactions even at a temperature as low as 10 K. This fact should provide critical information for COMs formation models in cold molecular clouds. |
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| spellingShingle | Determination of the branching ratio of CH$_3$OH + OH reaction on water ice surface at 10 K Ishibashi, Atsuki Hidaka, Hiroshi Sameera, W. M. C. Oba, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Naoki Astrophysics of Galaxies The CH$_3$O and CH$_2$OH radicals can be important precursors of complex organic molecules (COMs) in interstellar dust. The COMs presumably originating from these radicals were abundantly found in various astronomical objects. Because each radical leads to different types of COMs, determining the abundance ratio of CH$_3$O to CH$_2$OH is crucial for a better understanding of the chemical evolution to various COMs. Recent work suggested that the reaction between CH$_3$OH and OH on ice dust plays an important role in forming CH$_3$O and CH$_2$OH radicals. However, quantitative details on the abundance of these radicals have not been presented to date. Herein, we experimentally determined the branching ratio (CH$_3$O/CH$_2$OH) resulting from the CH$_3$OH + OH reaction on the water ice surface at 10 K to be 4.3 $\pm$ 0.6. Furthermore, the CH$_3$O product in the reaction would participate in subsequent diffusive reactions even at a temperature as low as 10 K. This fact should provide critical information for COMs formation models in cold molecular clouds. |
| title | Determination of the branching ratio of CH$_3$OH + OH reaction on water ice surface at 10 K |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.10351 |