Tag Archive for 'Molecular bond'

This Webb image features the central region of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud, which resides 630 light-years away in the constellation of Chamaeleon; the cold, wispy cloud material (blue, center) is illuminated in the infrared by the glow of the young, outflowing protostar Ced 110 IRS 4 (orange, upper left); the light from numerous background stars, seen as orange dots behind the cloud, can be used to detect ices in the cloud, which absorb the starlight passing through them. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / M. Zamani, ESA & Webb / F. Sun, Steward Observatory / Z. Smith, Open University / Ice Age ERS Team.

Webb Reveals Rich Composition of Interstellar Molecular Cloud Ices

Jan 23, 2023 by News Staff

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected water ice as well as frozen forms of carbonyl sulfide, ammonia, methane, and...

Zuber et al. observed a new type of molecular ion based on the interaction between a neutral Rydberg atom and a charged ion with a bond length of several micrometers. Image credit: Zuber et al., doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04577-5.

Physicists Observe New Type of Molecular Bond

Jul 7, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Rydberg atoms — atoms with a highly excited electron — can form unusual types of molecular bonds. These bonds differ from the well-known ionic...