TD-DFT calculations of electronic spectra of hydrogenated protonated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules: implications for the origin of the diffuse interstellar bands?

Physics – Chemical Physics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Pah, Diffuse Interstellar Bands, Density Functional Theory, Optical Spectroscopy, Hydrogen, Protonated, Cation

Scientific paper

We report the application of time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) to the calculation of electronic spectra of hydrogenated protonated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules. The hydrogen atoms lie on the periphery of the PAH structure and those considered here may be written Hn-HPAH+, where n is even. It is found, in common with protonated PAH molecules, HPAH+, that some of the electronic transitions fall in the visible spectral region. The implications of the results are discussed in the context of the long-standing enigmatic astronomical problem of the diffuse interstellar absorption bands.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

TD-DFT calculations of electronic spectra of hydrogenated protonated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules: implications for the origin of the diffuse interstellar bands? does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with TD-DFT calculations of electronic spectra of hydrogenated protonated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules: implications for the origin of the diffuse interstellar bands?, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and TD-DFT calculations of electronic spectra of hydrogenated protonated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules: implications for the origin of the diffuse interstellar bands? will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1865090

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.