Published October 25, 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Investigation of claims for interstellar organisms and complex molecules

  • 1. Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia (USA)

Description

The authors report on ultraviolet spectra of molecule and primitive life forms, including several claimed to exist in interstellar space, and compare the results with infrared and ultraviolet data published previously. It is concluded that the identifications claimed by Hoyle, Wickramasinghe and their colleagues are unwarranted. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature (London)
Journal Volume
311
Journal Issue
5988
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
748-750
ISSN
0028-0836

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
16019458
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION SPECTRA; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INTERSTELLAR SPACE; MOLECULES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRYPTOPHAN; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
Descriptors DEC
AMINO ACIDS; AZOLES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DATA; HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; INDOLES; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PYRROLES; SPACE; SPECTRA