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Dimethyl Ether Detected in Protoplanetary Disk for First Time
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3), nitric oxide (NO) and methyl formate (CH3OCHO) in a planet-forming disk around the young star IRS 48. With nine atoms, dimethyl ether is the largest molecule identified in such a disk to date. An artist’s impression of the planet-forming disk around IRS…
March 8, 2022