Molecular Universe Programme Physics and chemistry of complex molecules: the laboratory approach. Click on a title of a talk to view the presentation in pdf format. Thursday 11th May 2006 Interstellar PAHs 08:30-09:00 Spectroscopy of PAHs at IR/submm wavelengths M. Vervloet (LPPM CNRS, Orsay) 09:00-09:30 High-resolution spectroscopy of large molecules K. Demyk (PhLAM, Lille University) 09:30-10:00 Recent results on recombination of PAH cations with electrons L. Biennier (PALMS, Rennes University) 10:00-10:30 Chemistry of interstellar PAH candidates: from space to the laboratory C. Joblin (CESR, Toulouse University) 10:30-11:00 Coffee Interstellar Carbon Chains 11:00-11:30 Carbon chain spectroscopy T. Giesen (Cologne University) 11:30-12:00 Molecular beam studies on reactions of C atoms with unsaturated hydrocarbons: a possible synthetic route to interstellar carbon chains P. Casavecchia (Perugia University) 12:00-12:30 Intra- and intermolecular dynamics of cyanoacetylene and its complexes with helium R. Moszynski (Varsow University) 12:30-13:00 Polyynes and cyanopolyynes : from astrochemistry to their easy synthesis in a carbon arc F. Cataldo (Rome University) 13:00 Lunch Interstellar Grains: Composition and Role in Chemistry 14:00-14:30 Formation of interstellar methanol and other oxygen containing compounds: non-feasibility of gas-phase mechanisms W. Geppert (Stockholm University) 14:30-15:00 Experimental studies of H2 formation on grains: overview and recent results F Dulieu (LERMA, Cergy University) 15:00-15:30 Irradiation and thermal processing of silicates in the laboratory: a new insight in interstellar grain chemical composition Z. Djouadi (IAS, University of Paris Sud) 15:30-15:45 Coffee Prebiotic/Biological Molecules 15:45-16:15 Photo- and radioracemization of chiral molecules and the radiation-induced amplification of chirality F. Cataldo (Rome University) 16:15-16:45 Spectroscopy of complex and organic chemistry in Titan. A. Jolly (LISA, University of Paris 12)
Physics and chemistry of complex molecules: the laboratory approach. Click on a title of a talk to view the presentation in pdf format.
Prebiotic/Biological Molecules
Last updated: 23 May 2006