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High resolution interferometer and single-dish observations of young, deeply embedded stellar systems reveal a complex chemistry in the circumstellar environments of low to intermediate mass stars. Depletions of gas-phase molecules, grain mantle evaporation, and shock interactions actively drive chemical processes in different regions around young stars. We present results for two systems, IRAS 05338-0624 and NGC 1333 IRAS 4, to illustrate the behavior found and to examine the physical processes at work.
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Mundy, L.G., McMullin, J.P. & Blake, G.A. Observations of chemical processing in the circumstellar environment. Astrophys Space Sci 224, 81–84 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00667826
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