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May 2011
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The Molecular Universe, Proceedings of the 280th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Toledo, Spain, May 30
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The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in space has been inferred ever since sp ecific infrared emission bands were interpreted as their collective fingerprint. In parallel, it has been admitted that the famous diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs), which are absorption features observed in the visible wavelength range, are bands belonging to the electronic spectra of free-flying interstellar molecules yet to be identified. As neutral PAHs of medium and large sizes exhibit absorption bands in the range where the DIBs are found, these molecules, which also fulfill other criteria, have been proposed as potential carriers. Studies of small PAHs in solutions have shown that adding an ethynyl side chain (--CCH) to their structure causes their electronic transitions to shift toward longer wavelengths. This fact, added to the observations of interstellar polyynyl radicals, motivated our current research project on PAHs carrying polyynyl side chains. In a first stage, we are measuring the electronic spectra of small PAHs and of their ethynyl and butadiynyl (--CCCCH) derivatives at cryogenic temperatures in rare gas matrices. Then, measurements will be carried out in supersonic jets, providing us with spectra obtained under conditions relevant to the study of free-flying interstellar molecules. The results of IR absorption measurements will be included in our set of new data. As a complement to our laboratory study on the substituted PAHs, quantum chemical calculations are carried out to interprete and simulate their IR and vibronic spectra. We use the density functional theory approach and its time-dependent extension for calculating the electronic ground states and the electronically excited states, respectively. Through the analysis of the new data, it will be determined whether PAHs carrying polyynyl side chains can play a role in interstellar phenomena. The latest results of this on-going project will be presented.
Carpentier Yvain
Henning Th
Huisken Friedrich
Rouillé Gaël
Steglich Mathias
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