Photodissociation of aliphatic PAH derivatives under relevant astrophysical conditions

A Marciniak, C Joblin, G Mulas, VR Mundlapati… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. The interaction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with vacuum ultraviolet
(VUV) photons triggers the emission of the well-known aromatic infrared bands (AIBs), but …

Competitive dehydrogenation and backbone fragmentation of superhydrogenated PAHs: A laboratory study

MH Stockett, L Avaldi, P Bolognesi, JN Bull… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Superhydrogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been suggested to
catalyze the formation of H 2 in certain regions of space, but it remains unclear under which …

Molecular Hydrogen Formation via Vibrational Excitation of Partially Superhydrogenated Pyrenes

FDS Simonsen, R Jaganathan, J Palotás… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
While polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are now accepted to be abundant in
interstellar space, the abundance and influence of superhydrogenated PAHs (HPAHs) in the …

VUV photoprocessing of oxygen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Threshold photoelectron spectra

PM Mayer, A Bodi - Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxygen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OPAHs) have been considered as
potential carriers of the 11.3 μm band in interstellar observations. To begin to probe their …