First quantitative JWST study of weak ice bands in 21 protostars finds CH4 likely dominant at 7.67 um and HCOO- plus other COMs at 7.24/7.40 um, indicating ubiquity of complex ices.
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Probing the ubiquity of complex ices in protostars with JWST: the first systematic quantification of weak ice bands between 6.8 and 7.9 micron
First quantitative JWST study of weak ice bands in 21 protostars finds CH4 likely dominant at 7.67 um and HCOO- plus other COMs at 7.24/7.40 um, indicating ubiquity of complex ices.