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The discovery of glycolaldehyde in a star forming region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2010

Maria T. Beltràn
Affiliation:
Arcetri Observatory (Italy)
Claudio Codella
Affiliation:
Arcetri Observatory (Italy)
Serena Viti
Affiliation:
UCL (UK)
Roberto Neri
Affiliation:
IRAM (France)
Riccardo Cesaroni
Affiliation:
Arcetri Observatory (Italy)
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Abstract

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Glycolaldehyde is the simplest of the monosaccharide sugars and is directly linked to the origins of life. We report on the detection of glycolaldehyde (CH2OHCHO) towards the hot molecular core G31.41+0.31 through observations with the IRAM PdBI (Plateau de Bure Interferomter) at 1.4, 2.1, and 2.9 mm.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2010

References

Beltràn, M., Codella, C., Viti, S., Neri, R., & Cesaroni, R. 2009, ApJ (Letters) 690, L93CrossRefGoogle Scholar