The starting point for the development of any astrochemical model is the knowledge of whether a molecule is present in the astrophysical environment considered, with the astronomical observations of spectroscopic signatures providing the unequivocal proof of its presence. Among the goals of astrochemistry, the detection of potential prebiotic molecules in the interstellar medium and planetary atmospheres is fundamental in view of possibly understanding the origin of life. The detection of new molecules in space requires the spectroscopic signatures (mostly, rotational transition frequencies) to be accurately determined over a large frequency range. This task is more and more often the result of a synergic interplay of experiment and theory.

Prebiotic molecules in interstellar space: Rotational spectroscopy and quantum chemistry / Puzzarini C.. - STAMPA. - 15:S350(2020), pp. 65-70. (Intervento presentato al convegno Laboratory Astrophysics: from Observations to Interpretation, IAU Symposium No. 350, 2019 tenutosi a Cambridge, UK nel 14-19/4/2019) [10.1017/S1743921319007592].

Prebiotic molecules in interstellar space: Rotational spectroscopy and quantum chemistry

Puzzarini C.
2020

Abstract

The starting point for the development of any astrochemical model is the knowledge of whether a molecule is present in the astrophysical environment considered, with the astronomical observations of spectroscopic signatures providing the unequivocal proof of its presence. Among the goals of astrochemistry, the detection of potential prebiotic molecules in the interstellar medium and planetary atmospheres is fundamental in view of possibly understanding the origin of life. The detection of new molecules in space requires the spectroscopic signatures (mostly, rotational transition frequencies) to be accurately determined over a large frequency range. This task is more and more often the result of a synergic interplay of experiment and theory.
2020
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
65
70
Prebiotic molecules in interstellar space: Rotational spectroscopy and quantum chemistry / Puzzarini C.. - STAMPA. - 15:S350(2020), pp. 65-70. (Intervento presentato al convegno Laboratory Astrophysics: from Observations to Interpretation, IAU Symposium No. 350, 2019 tenutosi a Cambridge, UK nel 14-19/4/2019) [10.1017/S1743921319007592].
Puzzarini C.
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