Studying the interaction between VUV photons and PAHs in relevant astrophysical conditions [IMA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2208.09175


PIRENEA and PIRENEA 2 are experimental setups dedicated to the study of fundamental molecular processes involving species of astrochemical interest. The coupling of a VUV source to PIRENEA has allowed us to study the fragmentation pathways and stability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) containing aliphatic bonds under conditions relevant for astrophysical photodissociation regions. PIRE-NEA 2 will open the possibility to extend these studies to larger systems such as PAH clusters, and more generally to study gas-nanograin-photon interactions.

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A. Marciniak, A. Bonnamy, S. Zamith, et. al.
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Comments: Book Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP)