GBT Detection Unlocks Exploration of 'Aromatic' Interstellar Chemistry

B. McGuire, B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
January 12, 2018
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B. McGuire, B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

The aromatic molecule benzonitrile was detected by the GBT in the Taurus Molecular Cloud 1 (TMC-1).

B. McGuire, B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)