Leiden University Scholarly Publications

Cosmic ray induced explosive chemical desorption in dense clouds

UV-photoprocessing of interstellar ice analogs: Detection of hexamethylenetetramine-based species

UV photodestruction of CH bonds and the evolution of the 3.4 mu m feature carrier. I. The case of aliphatic and aromatic molecular species

UV photodestruction of CH bonds and the evolution of the 3.4 mu m feature carrier. II. The case of hydrogenated carbon grains

Diffuse band shifts: a possible explanation

Weak ice absorption features at 7.24 and 7.41 μm in the spectrum of the obscured young stellar object W 33A

Constraints on the abundances of various molecules in interstellar ice: laboratory studies and astrophysical implications

The dust extinction, polarization and emission in the high-latitude cloud toward HD 210121

From interstellar dust to comets: the extended CO source in comet Halley

Making a comet nucleus

The dust properties of a short period comet: comet P/Borrelly

A comet dust model for the beta Pictoris disk

Discovery of solid formaldehyde toward the protostar GL 2136: Observations and laboratory simulation

Homochirality as the signature of life: the SETH Cigar

A new derivation of the tensile strength of cometary nuclei: Application to comet Shoemaker-Levy 9

The fate of polycyclic aromatic material in space

The infrared band strengths of H2O, CO and CO2 in laboratory simulations of astrophysical ice mixtures

Thermochemistry of cometary nuclei. 1: The Jupiter family case

What is new about the new Comet Yanaka (1988r)?

On the possible detection of solid O2 and O3 interstellar grains with ISO

On the possibility of detecting solid O2 in interstellar grain mantles

Radiation pressure forces of fluffy porous grains

An efficient method for the calculation of mean extinction. I - The analyticity of the complex extinction efficiency of homogeneous spheres

Extremely low thermal conductivity of amorphous ice - Relevance to comet evolution