Fullerenes have been observed in several astronomical objects since the discovery of C 60 in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectrum of the planetary nebula (PN) Tc...
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PublicaciónHydrogenated amorphous carbon grains as an alternative carrier of the 9-13 μm plateau feature in the fullerene planetary nebula Tc 1
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PublicaciónHydrogenated fulleranes and the anomalous microwave emission of the dark cloud LDN 1622
We study the rotation rates and electric dipole emission of hydrogenated icosahedral fullerenes under the physical conditions of the dark cloud (DC) LDN 1622...
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CharlaIAU G5 -- The GALAH survey: science goals and highlights to date
The field of Galactic archaeology has been very active in recent years, with a major influx of data from the Gaia satellite and large spectroscopic surveys. The...
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CharlaIAU G5: "Extreme Precision Stellar Spectroscopy"
The new generation of spectrometers designed for extreme precision radial velocities enable correspondingly precise stellar spectroscopy. It is now fruitful to...
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PublicaciónInfrared Spectral Fingerprint of Neutral and Charged Endo- and Exohedral Metallofullerenes
Small metal-containing molecules have been detected and recognized as one of the hybrid species that are efficiently formed in space, especially in the...
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PublicaciónInfrared spectroscopy and integrated molar absorptivity of C60 and C70 fullerenes at extreme temperatures
The detection of C60 and C70 fullerenes in young planetary nebulae and in reflection nebulae suggests that these molecules are more common in certain...
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PublicaciónInfrared spectroscopy of fullerene C60/anthracene adducts
Recent Spitzer Space Telescope observations of several astrophysical environments such as planetary nebulae, reflection nebulae and R Coronae Borealis stars...
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PublicaciónInfrared Study of Fullerene Planetary Nebulae
We present a study of 16 planetary nebulae (PNe) where fullerenes have been detected in their Spitzer Space Telescope spectra. This large sample of objects...
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PublicaciónMid- and far-infrared spectroscopy of nucleobases: molar extinction coefficients, integrated molar absorptivity, and temperature dependence of the main bands
The nucleobases, namely the purines adenine and guanine and the pyrimidines cytosine, thymine, and uracil, are the key monomers of the information polymers DNA...