153rd Uchu Forum
Carbon-Chain Chemistry in Active Star-Forming Regions

Kotomi Taniguchi
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Carbon chain molecules, which consist of a series of carbon atoms, are molecules unique to interstellar space. Of the approximately 320 types of interstellar molecules discovered to date, approximately 40% are classified as carbon chain molecules. The chemistry of carbon chain molecules has been studied in low-mass star-forming regions in...