The results of their work were published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Zachary Freed, a graduate student in McGuire’s group and lead author of the paper, describes how their group studies molecules in regions of space where stars and solar systems form over time.
To search for new molecules, scientists use rotation spectra, the unique “fingerprints” they emit as they spin through space.
Using data from the ALMA telescope, the team discovered spin 25 lines of the 2-methoxyethanol molecule in the NGC 6334I star-forming region.
This discovery allowed scientists to determine the molecule’s physical parameters, such as its abundance and excitation temperature, as well as to examine possible pathways for its chemical formation from known interstellar precursors.
Source: Ferra
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