Astronomy & Space Sciences
Title: | Studying aggregation of interstellar molecules in superfluid helium nanodroplets using high-resolution
infrared spectroscopy |
Area: | Astronomy & Space Sciences |
Focus Area: | Astrophysics and Spectroscopy |
Status: | Under Development |
Social Benefits: | The project being undertaken by ISRO in collaboration with academia is directly or indirectly beneficial to the society. |
Developing Agency: | Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
Brief Description
Description : | The project proposes to study the interaction and plausible gas-phase proton transfer reaction between
acetonitrile and formic acid using high-resolution spectroscopy in superfluid helium nanodroplets and
theoretical methods. It is also proposed to study aggregation of acetonitrile and formic acid molecules in various proportions such as (acetonitrile)1***(formic acid)n (n = 1 to 2), (acetonitrile)m***( formic acid)1 (m = 1 to 2) and (acetonitrile)m***( formic acid)n (m,n=1 to 2). These molecular clusters will be studied experimentally, in superfluid helium nanodroplets, as well as theoretically, using ab initio electronic structure methods. |
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