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On the Abiotic Origin of Dimethyl Sulfide: Discovery of Dimethyl Sulfide in the Interstellar Medium
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WoS WOS:001424661000001
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:105002600098
DOI 10.3847/2041-8213/ADAFA7
Año 2025
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Abstract



Following the discovery of dimethyl sulfide (DMS; CH3SCH3) signatures in comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, we report the first detection of this organosulfur species in the interstellar medium during the exploration of an ultradeep molecular line survey performed toward the Galactic center molecular cloud G+0.693-0.027 with the Yebes 40 m and IRAM 30 m telescopes. We derive a molecular column density of N = (2.6 +/- 0.3) x 1013 cm-2, yielding a fractional abundance relative to H2 of similar to 1.9 x 10-10. This implies that DMS is a factor of similar to 1.6 times less abundant than its structural isomer CH3CH2SH and similar to 30 times less abundant than its O-analog dimethyl ether (CH3OCH3) toward this cloud, in excellent agreement with previous results on various O/S pairs. Furthermore, we find a remarkable resemblance between the relative abundance of DMS/CH3OH in G+0.693-0.027 (similar to 1.7 x 10-3) and in the comet (similar to 1.3 x 10-3). Although the chemistry of DMS beyond Earth has yet to be fully disclosed, this discovery provides conclusive observational evidence on its efficient abiotic production in the interstellar medium, casting doubt on using DMS as a reliable biomarker in exoplanet science.

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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Sanz-Novo, Miguel - Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
2 Rivilla, Victor M. - Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
3 Endres, Christian P. - Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics - Alemania
4 Lattanzi, Valerio - Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics - Alemania
5 Jimenez-Serra, I. Mujer Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
6 Colzi, Laura Mujer Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
7 Zeng, Shaoshan - RIKEN - Japón
RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research - Japón
8 Megias, Andres - Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
9 Lopez-Gallifa, Alvaro - Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
10 Martinez-Henares, Antonio - Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
11 San Andres, David - Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España
12 Tercero, Belen - Observ Astron Nacl OAN IGN - España
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional - España
13 de Vicente, Pablo - Observ Yebes OY IGN - España
Cerro de la Palera SN - España
14 Martin, Sergio - European Southern Observ - Chile
Atacama Large Millimeter Array - Chile
European Southern Observatory Santiago - Chile
Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array - Chile
15 Requena-Torres, Miguel A. - Towson Univ - Estados Unidos
Towson University - Estados Unidos
16 Caselli, Paola - Max Planck Inst Extraterr Phys - Alemania
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics - Alemania
17 Martin-Pintado, Jesus - Ctr Astrobiol CAB - España
CSIC-INTA - Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) - España

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European Commission
European Regional Development Fund
European Research Council
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
INSU/CNRS (France)
MPG (Germany)
IGN (Spain)
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades
Max Planck Society
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Comunidad de Madrid
Spanish MICIU
Centro de Astrobiología
RIKEN
INSU
European Research Council Executive Agency
State Agency of Research
European Union "NextGenerationEU/PRTR"
European Social Fund Plus
Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB)
MICIU/AEI
ESF, Investing in your future
RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researchers Program
ERDF-a way of making Europe
ERC grant OPENS - European Union
Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow project - Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities/State Agency of Research MICIU/AEI
Centro de Astrobiologí

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Agradecimientos



Agradecimiento
We are grateful to the IRAM 30 m and Yebes 40 m telescope staff for their help during the different observing runs, highlighting project 21A014 (PI: Rivilla), project 018-19 (PI: Rivilla), and projects 123-22 and 076-23 (PI. Jimenez-Serra). The 40 m radio telescope at Yebes Observatory is operated by the Spanish Geographic Institute (IGN, Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana). IRAM is supported by INSU/CNRS (France), MPG (Germany) and IGN (Spain). M.S.-N. acknowledges a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow project JDC2022-048934-I, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities/State Agency of Research MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union "NextGenerationEU/PRTR." V.M.R. acknowledges support from the grant RYC2020-029387-I funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by "ESF, Investing in your future," from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and the Centro de Astrobiologi(a) (CAB) through the project 20225AT015 (Proyectos intramurales especiales del CSIC), and from the grant CNS2023-144464 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by "European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR." I.J.-S., J.M.-P., V.M.R., M.S.-N., L.C., A.M., A.L.-G., and A.M.H. acknowledge funding from grant No. PID2022-136814NB-I00 from MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by "ERDF-A way of making Europe." I.J.-S. also acknowledges funding from the ERC grant OPENS (project number 101125858) funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. D.S.A. expresses his gratitude for the funds from the Comunidad de Madrid through grant PIPF-2022/TEC-25475, and the financial support by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) and the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) through project 20225AT015 (Proyectos intramurales especiales del CSIC). B.T. thanks the Spanish MICIU for funding support from grants PID2022-137980NB-I00 and PID2023-147545NB-I00. S.Z. acknowledge the support by RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researchers Program. C.P.E., V.L., and P.C. acknowledge the Max Planck Society for the financial support.
We are grateful to the IRAM 30 m and Yebes 40 m telescope staff for their help during the different observing runs, highlighting project 21A014 (PI: Rivilla), project 018-19 (PI: Rivilla), and projects 123-22 and 076-23 (PI. Jim\u00E9nez-Serra). The 40 m radio telescope at Yebes Observatory is operated by the Spanish Geographic Institute (IGN, Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana). IRAM is supported by INSU/CNRS (France), MPG (Germany) and IGN (Spain). M.S.-N. acknowledges a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellow project JDC2022-048934-I, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities/State Agency of Research MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union \u201CNextGenerationEU/PRTR.\u201D V.M.R. acknowledges support from the grant RYC2020-029387-I funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by \u201CESF, Investing in your future,\u201D from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient\u00EDficas (CSIC) and the Centro de Astrobiolog\u00ED(a) (CAB) through the project 20225AT015 (Proyectos intramurales especiales del CSIC), and from the grant CNS2023-144464 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by \u201CEuropean Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.\u201D I.J.-S., J.M.-P., V.M.R., M.S.-N., L.C., A.M., A.L.-G., and A.M.H. acknowledge funding from grant No. PID2022-136814NB-I00 from MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by \u201CERDF\u2014A way of making Europe.\u201D I.J.-S. also acknowledges funding from the ERC grant OPENS (project number 101125858) funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. D.S.A. expresses his gratitude for the funds from the Comunidad de Madrid through grant PIPF-2022/TEC-25475, and the financial support by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient\u00EDficas (CSIC) and the Centro de Astrobiolog\u00EDa (CAB) through project 20225AT015 (Proyectos intramurales especiales del CSIC). B.T. thanks the Spanish MICIU for funding support from grants PID2022-137980NB-I00 and PID2023-147545NB-I00. S.Z. acknowledge the support by RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researchers Program. C.P.E., V.L., and P.C. acknowledge the Max Planck Society for the financial support.

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