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Nature 447, 1063 (28 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/4471063a; Published online 27 June 2007
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Astronomy: A new molecular factory
Sun Kwok1
Abstract
Carbon-rich stars are known to be prolific producers of molecules. Against expectations, astronomers have identified an old, oxygen-rich star that can also synthesize a chemically varied molecular cocktail.
For 30 years, astronomers' favourite star in the search for molecules was a nearby, old, carbon-rich star called CW Leo. This star produces such a variety of molecules that it constitutes a veritable 'molecular factory'.
- Sun Kwok is in the Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Email: sunkwok@hku.hk
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Chemical complexity in the winds of the oxygen-rich supergiant star VY Canis MajorisNature Letters to Editor (28 Jun 2007)
