Miller-Urey Synthesis in the Nuclei of Galaxies

Authors: Wickramasinghe N.C.; Hoyle F.

Source: Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 259, Number 1, 1998 , pp. 99-103(5)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

The most promising venues for the synthesis of prebiotic molecules by Miller-Urey type processes may be found near the centres of galaxies. Explosions of supermassive stars would produce the basic chemical elements necessary to make molecules in high-density mass flows that are then acted upon by ionizing radiation, thus simulating the conditions needed for Miller-Urey type processing.

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: School of Mathematics, Cardiff University, PO Box 926, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff CF2 4YH, UK E-mail: wickramasinghe@cf.ac.uk

Publication date: 1998-01-01

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