First principles quantum dynamical investigation provides evidence for the role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon radical cations in interstellar physics

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Reddy, V Sivaranjana ^a   Ghanta, S ^a   Mahapatra, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO; ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES; ELECTRONIC TRANSITION; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; INTERSTELLAR BANDS; INTERSTELLAR MEDIUMS; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; NON-RADIATIVE DEACTIVATION; RADICAL CATIONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POSITIVE IONS; TERNARY SYSTEMS;

NAPHTHALENE;

EID: 77949583288     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.111102     Document Type: Article

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