In various astronomical environments such as the interstellar medium or (exo) planetary
atmospheres, an interplay of bottom-up growth and top-down destruction processes of …

Molecular beam experiments together with electronic structure calculations provide the first
evidence of a complex network of elementary gas-phase reactions culminating in the bottom …

Acetylene, among the multitude of organic molecules discovered in space, plays a distinct
role in the genesis of organic matter. Characterized by its unique balance of stability and …

The field of Molecular Scattering is reviewed as it pertains to gas-gas as well as gas-surface
chemical reaction dynamics. We emphasize the importance of collaboration of experiment …

Rotationally excited dimerization of aromatic moieties, a mechanism proposed recently to
explain the initial steps of soot particle inception in combustion and pyrolysis of …

Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is a fundamental species in biological, ecological, and astronomical
systems. However, its spectroscopic characterization is incomplete because of its reactive …

The discovery of C60, C60+, and C70 in the interstellar medium has ignited a profound
interest in the astrochemistry of fullerene and related systems. In particular, the presence of …

We evaluate the accuracy of CCSD (T) and density functional theory (DFT) methods for the
calculation of equilibrium rotational constants (A e, B e, and C e) for four experimentally …

Understanding the non-covalent interactions of various molecules with bowl-shaped carbon
structures at a quantum-chemistry level is important for the design of new materials. In this …

We review research into the evolution of carbon particles at stages from the envelopes of
asymptotic giant branch stars to planetary nebulae. The evolution of carbon particles is …