Methyl cation was found in a young star system with the protoplanetary disk d203-506, located about 1,350 light-years away in the Orion Nebula.
JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE CAPTURES RARELY SEEN VIEW OF SUPERNOVA START WITH EXPLOSION OF COSMIC DUSTAdditionally, rather than destroy the carbon compound, UV radiation might provide the necessary energy source for the formation of methyl cation. The UV radiation might also promote additional chemical reactions to build more complex carbon molecules, according to the international team of scientists behind the discovery.
This image taken by Webb’s NIRCam shows a part of the Orion Nebula known as the Orion Bar. It is a region where energetic ultraviolet light from the Trapezium Cluster — located off the upper-left corner — interacts with dense mAnother curious aspect of the discovery is that the molecules found in d203-506 are quite different from typical protoplanetary disks, in that no signs of water could be detected.
"This clearly shows that ultraviolet radiation can completely change the chemistry of a protoplanetary disk," elaborated Olivier Berné of the French National Centre for Scientific Research in Toulouse, lead author of the study. "It might actually play a critical role in the early chemical stages of the origins of life," Berné added.
This image from Webb’s MIRI shows a small region of the Orion Nebula. At the center of this view is a young star system with a protoplanetary disk named d203-506. An international team of astronomers detected a new carbon mo
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