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February 25, 2004The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series838 citationsOpen Access

Interstellar Ice: The Infrared Space Observatory Legacy

EGE. L. GibbDWD. C. B. WhittetABA. C. A. Boogert

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We present 2.5-30 μm spectra from the Short-Wavelength Spectrometer of the Infrared Space Observatory for a total of 23 sources. The sources include embedded young stellar objects spanning a wide range of mass and luminosity, together with field stars sampling quiescent dark clouds and the diffuse interstellar medium. Expanding on results of previous studies, we use these spectra to investigate ice composition as a function of environment. The spectra reveal an extremely rich set of absorption features attributed to simple molecules in the ices. We discuss the observed properties of these absorption features and review their assignments. Among the species securely identified are H2O, CO, CO2, CH3OH, and CH4. Likely identified species include OCS, H2CO, and HCOOH. There is also evidence for NH3 and OCN- ice features, but these identifications are more controversial.

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