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Spectroscopy of Protonated and Deprotonated PAHs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2011

M. Hammonds
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
A. Pathak
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore 560034, India; Present address: Physics Department, Tezpur University, Tezpur- 784 028, India
A. Candian
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
P.J. Sarre
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

Abstract

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The spectroscopic properties of protonated and deprotonated PAHs are investigated through Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, with reference to their potential astrophysical significance. Attention is focussed on electronic and rotational spectra.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© EAS, EDP Sciences 2011

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