Laboratory spectroscopy techniques to enable observations of interstellar ion chemistry
BA McGuire, O Asvany, S Brünken… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular ions have long been considered key intermediates in the evolution of molecular
complexity in the interstellar medium. However, owing to their reactivity and transient nature …
complexity in the interstellar medium. However, owing to their reactivity and transient nature …
Millimeterwave and submillimeterwave laboratory spectroscopy in support of observational astronomy
SL Widicus Weaver - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The recent advancements in far-infrared (far-IR) astronomy brought about by the Herschel,
SOFIA, and ALMA observatories have led to technological advancements in millimeterwave …
SOFIA, and ALMA observatories have led to technological advancements in millimeterwave …
ALMA detection of interstellar methoxymethanol (CH3OCH2OH)
We report the detection of interstellar methoxymethanol (CH 3 OCH 2 OH) in Atacama Large
Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Bands 6 and 7 toward the MM1 core in the high-mass …
Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Bands 6 and 7 toward the MM1 core in the high-mass …
Investigating the minimum energy principle in searches for new molecular species—The case of H2C3O isomers
Recently, Lattelais et al. have interpreted aggregated observations of molecular isomers to
suggest that there exists a" minimum energy principle," such that molecular formation will …
suggest that there exists a" minimum energy principle," such that molecular formation will …
Sublimation of laboratory ices millimeter/submillimeter experiment (SubLIME): Structure-specific identifications of products from UV-photolyzed methanol ice
Submillimeter/far-IR spectroscopy was used to detect and quantify organic molecules
sublimated after the ultraviolet photolysis (at 12 K) and warm-up (up to 300 K) of a methanol …
sublimated after the ultraviolet photolysis (at 12 K) and warm-up (up to 300 K) of a methanol …
THz and mid-IR spectroscopy of interstellar ice analogs: methyl and carboxylic acid groups
A fundamental problem in astrochemistry concerns the synthesis and survival of complex
organic molecules (COMs) throughout the process of star and planet formation. While it is …
organic molecules (COMs) throughout the process of star and planet formation. While it is …
Instrumentation for THz spectroscopy in the laboratory and in space
JC Pearson, BJ Drouin, S Yu - IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spectroscopic measurements in the millimeter, submillimeter, or THz range, with resolutions
exceeding a MHz, provide for highly specific detections of gas-phase absorption and …
exceeding a MHz, provide for highly specific detections of gas-phase absorption and …
Rotational Spectrum and First Interstellar Detection of 2-methoxyethanol Using ALMA Observations of NGC 6334I
We use both chirped-pulse Fourier transform and frequency-modulated absorption
spectroscopy to study the rotational spectrum of 2-methoxyethanol (CH 3 OCH 2 CH 2 OH) …
spectroscopy to study the rotational spectrum of 2-methoxyethanol (CH 3 OCH 2 CH 2 OH) …
Weakly Bound Clusters in Astrochemistry? Millimeter and Submillimeter Spectroscopy of trans-HO3 and Comparison to Astronomical Observations
The emergence of chemical complexity during star and planet formation is largely guided by
the chemistry of unstable molecules that are reaction intermediates in terrestrial chemistry …
the chemistry of unstable molecules that are reaction intermediates in terrestrial chemistry …
Rotational spectral studies of O (1D) insertion reactions with methane and ethylene: Methanol and vinyl alcohol in a supersonic expansion
We report a new apparatus for millimeter/submillimeter spectroscopic studies of O (1 D)
insertion reactions to produce molecules of astrophysical interest. This study focuses on the …
insertion reactions to produce molecules of astrophysical interest. This study focuses on the …