Testing the "strong" PAHs hypothesis I. Profile invariance of electronic transitions of interstellar PAH cations

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 410, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 623-637

  Malloci, G ^a,b   Mulas, G ^a   Benvenuti, P ^b,c  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c STECF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrochemistry; ISM: lines and bands; ISM: molecules; Line: identification; Line: profiles; Molecular processes

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ASTROCHEMISTRY; DIFFUSE INTERSTELLAR BANDS; MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION; ROTATIONAL STRUCTURE; VIBRONIC ABSORPTION BANDS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 0242354964     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20031211     Document Type: Article

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