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Science 5 May 1989:
Vol. 244. no. 4904, pp. 562 - 564
DOI: 10.1126/science.244.4904.562
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Detection of C5 in the Circumstellar Shell of IRC+10216

PETER F. BERNATH 1, KENNETH H. HINKLE 2, and JOHN J. KEADY 3

1 Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucscon, AZ 85721.
2 Kitt Peak National Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Tucson, AZ 85726.
3 Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545.

The C5 molecule has been identified in the infrared spectrum of the prototypical obscured carbon star, IRC+10216. In addition to their astrophysical importance, pure carbon chain molecules such as C5 are of interest in the chemistry of flames and propellants.

Submitted on March 6, 1989
Accepted on March 24, 1989


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