Publications by authors named "P Caselli"

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  • Brown dwarf companions to stars help us understand planet formation processes, but some of them are more massive than expected based on their luminosities and host star ages.
  • Gliese 229 B, previously thought to be a single entity, was revealed through observations to actually be two brown dwarfs, Gliese 229 Ba and Bb, with masses of 38.1 and 34.4 Jupiter masses, respectively.
  • This discovery challenges existing theories and raises questions about the formation and occurrence of binary brown dwarfs in close orbits around stars.
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We present spectra of the first overtone vibration transition of C-H/ O-H stretch (2ν) in HCO and HOC, recorded using a laser induced reaction action scheme inside a cryogenic 22 pole radio frequency trap. Band origins have been located at 6078.68411(19) and 6360.

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Despite its rarity, symptomatic micronutrient deficiency remains a public health problem. Scurvy is the differential diagnosis for bleeding disorders and hematological and rheumatological diseases, especially in patients with eating disorders. However, it is unrelated to autism spectrum disorders or other neurodevelopmental disorders.

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The experimental determination of the reaction rate coefficients for production and destruction of HCN+ and HNC+ in collision with H2 is presented. A variable-temperature, 22-pole radio frequency ion trap was used to study the reactions in the temperature range 17-250 K. The obtained rate coefficients for the reaction of CN+ and HCN+ with H2 are close to the collisional (Langevin) value, whereas that for the reaction of HNC+ with H2 is quickly decreasing with increasing temperature.

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Annular structures (rings and gaps) in disks around pre-main-sequence stars have been detected in abundance towards class II protostellar objects that are approximately 1,000,000 years old. These structures are often interpreted as evidence of planet formation, with planetary-mass bodies carving rings and gaps in the disk. This implies that planet formation may already be underway in even younger disks in the class I phase, when the protostar is still embedded in a larger-scale dense envelope of gas and dust.

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