Title: Search for polyynes in electron irradiated ices of astrochemical relevance Author: Kanuchova Z. Abstract: We present new experimental results on the formation of polyynes and cyanopolyynes by 1 keV electron irradiation of CH4 ,C2H4 and C2H6 and its mixtures with N2 and H2O under conditions that mimic the physical conditions on the grains in the dense molecular clouds in the interstellar medium (ISM) and the surfaces of small bodies and icy satellites in the outer Solar System.