TY - GEN
T1 - Identifying molecules in space
T2 - Exploring astrochemistry through high-resolution spectroscopy
AU - Ziurys, L. M.
PY - 2008/2/15
Y1 - 2008/2/15
N2 - In the far reaches of interstellar space, over 130 different chemical compounds have been identified. These discoveries have been possible because of the nature of quantum mechanics and the "fingerprint" pattern that gas-phase molecules exhibit in high resolution spectra. These patterns can be measured very accurately in the laboratory, and then compared with radio telescope observations to seek out novel chemical species. A new view of the "molecular Universe" has emerged as a result.
AB - In the far reaches of interstellar space, over 130 different chemical compounds have been identified. These discoveries have been possible because of the nature of quantum mechanics and the "fingerprint" pattern that gas-phase molecules exhibit in high resolution spectra. These patterns can be measured very accurately in the laboratory, and then compared with radio telescope observations to seek out novel chemical species. A new view of the "molecular Universe" has emerged as a result.
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U2 - 10.1021/bk-2008-0981.ch006
DO - 10.1021/bk-2008-0981.ch006
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84905579705
SN - 9780841274310
T3 - ACS Symposium Series
SP - 111
EP - 128
BT - Chemical Evolution Across Space and Time
PB - American Chemical Society
ER -