Ultrafast Vibrational Relaxation Dynamics in XUV-Excited Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Molecules
Alexie Boyer, Marius Hervé, Victor Despré, P. Castellanos Nash, V. Loriot, A. Marciniak, A. G. G. M. Tielens, Alexander I. Kuleff, F. Lépine
Abstract
An investigation of how polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons respond to extreme ultraviolet radiation provides insight into internal molecular dynamics that can help improve models of interstellar chemistry.
Topics & Concepts
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonExcited stateExtreme ultravioletChemical physicsRelaxation (psychology)AstrochemistryMoleculeVibrational energy relaxationUltravioletUltrashort pulsePhysicsMolecular dynamicsAtomic physicsChemistryPhotochemistryMaterials scienceInterstellar mediumAstrobiologyComputational chemistryAstrophysicsLaserOpticsGalaxyQuantum mechanicsSocial psychologyPsychologyAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesMolecular Spectroscopy and StructureAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies