Characterization of acetonitrile ice irradiated by X-rays employing the PROCODA code: II. Desorption processes

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Main Authors: Carvalho, G. A., Pilling, S., Gerasimenko, S.
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author Carvalho, G. A.
Pilling, S.
Gerasimenko, S.
author_facet Carvalho, G. A.
Pilling, S.
Gerasimenko, S.
contents In this work, we focus on the study of radiation induced desorption processes that occurred in acetonitrile ice irradiated by broadband X-rays (6 eV to 2 keV) monitored by FTIR spectroscopy at different radiation fluences. In a previous work, we used the PROCODA code to derive the chemical evolution of the ice. Here, we have obtained that the acetonitrile desorbed column density is at least two orders of magnitude larger than the desorbed column densities of daughter or granddaughter molecular species at chemical equilibrium stage. This indicates that total desorption column density is mainly governed by the father molecule, as also previously hypothesized in experimental studies. This occurs basically because the acetonitrile column density is larger than the other ones. In particular, at chemical equilibrium acetonitrile desorption column density represents almost 98\% of the total, while it is close to 1\% for H, CN and CH$_2$, the species with larger molecular desorption percentages at chemical equilibrium. Another derived quantity is what we called intrinsic desorption rate, which is a number per second for individual species. Some of the larger intrinsic desorption rates were: CH$_3$CN ($6.2\times 10^{-6}$), CN ($6.2\times 10^{-6}$), H ($5.7\times 10^{-6}$), CH$_2$ ($5.7\times 10^{-6}$) and C$_2$N$_2$ ($4.4\times 10^{-6}$). These results help to put constrain in astrochemical models and can be also useful to clarify some astronomical radio observations.
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spellingShingle Characterization of acetonitrile ice irradiated by X-rays employing the PROCODA code: II. Desorption processes
Carvalho, G. A.
Pilling, S.
Gerasimenko, S.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
In this work, we focus on the study of radiation induced desorption processes that occurred in acetonitrile ice irradiated by broadband X-rays (6 eV to 2 keV) monitored by FTIR spectroscopy at different radiation fluences. In a previous work, we used the PROCODA code to derive the chemical evolution of the ice. Here, we have obtained that the acetonitrile desorbed column density is at least two orders of magnitude larger than the desorbed column densities of daughter or granddaughter molecular species at chemical equilibrium stage. This indicates that total desorption column density is mainly governed by the father molecule, as also previously hypothesized in experimental studies. This occurs basically because the acetonitrile column density is larger than the other ones. In particular, at chemical equilibrium acetonitrile desorption column density represents almost 98\% of the total, while it is close to 1\% for H, CN and CH$_2$, the species with larger molecular desorption percentages at chemical equilibrium. Another derived quantity is what we called intrinsic desorption rate, which is a number per second for individual species. Some of the larger intrinsic desorption rates were: CH$_3$CN ($6.2\times 10^{-6}$), CN ($6.2\times 10^{-6}$), H ($5.7\times 10^{-6}$), CH$_2$ ($5.7\times 10^{-6}$) and C$_2$N$_2$ ($4.4\times 10^{-6}$). These results help to put constrain in astrochemical models and can be also useful to clarify some astronomical radio observations.
title Characterization of acetonitrile ice irradiated by X-rays employing the PROCODA code: II. Desorption processes
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17604