Spectroscopy of Fullerenes, Fulleranes and PAHs in the UV, Visible and Near Infrared Spectral Range
Abstract
The spectra of fullerenes C60 and C70, higher fullerenes C76, C78 and C84 and hydrogenated fullerenes (fulleranes) were studied in laboratory in the UV and in the visible spectral range and could be used for searching and recognizing these molecules in space. Furthermore, the radical cation spectra of all the mentioned fullerene series and also of a series of large and very large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were generated in the laboratory and studied in the near infrared spectral range.
- Publication:
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The Diffuse Interstellar Bands
- Pub Date:
- February 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921313016025
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1307.3936
- Bibcode:
- 2014IAUS..297..294C
- Keywords:
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- Astrochemistry;
- molecular data;
- infrared spectroscopy;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics;
- Physics - Chemical Physics;
- Physics - Space Physics
- E-Print:
- To appear in IAU 297 - The Diffuse Interstellar Bands, eds. J. Cami and N. Cox (in press)