TL;DR
This paper investigates how ices influence the chemistry, thermodynamics, and star formation processes in interstellar clouds, highlighting their significant chemical impact but limited thermodynamic and star formation effects.
Contribution
It provides a detailed analysis of the formation of ices and their effects on cloud evolution, emphasizing the interplay between gas and solid phases.
Findings
Ices significantly alter cloud chemistry.
Their impact on thermodynamics is limited.
Influence on star formation is marginal.
Abstract
Ices play a critical role during the evolution of interstellar clouds. Their presence is ubiquitous in the dense molecular medium and their impact is not only limited to chemistry. Species adsorbed onto dust grains also affect cloud thermodynamics. It all depends on the interstellar conditions, the chemical parameters, and the composition of ice layers. In this work, I study the formation of ices by focusing on the interplay between gas and solid phase to determine their role on cloud evolution and star formation. I show that while the formation of ices greatly impacts the cloud chemistry, their role on the thermodynamics is more conservative, and their influence on star formation is only marginal.
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