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Università di Bologna
The researchers at the Free Jet Microwave spectroscopy group at the University of Bologna have an international recognized experience in the characterization of molecules and molecular complexes by high-resolution spectroscopy in the microwave and millimeter wave ranges and quantum chemical theoretical calculations.
The key for unambiguous interpretation of radioastronomical data and the identification of molecules in the gas phase is performed via observations of their rotational signatures. Thus, high-resolution laboratory spectroscopy and the supporting high-level quantum mechanical interpretations to guide astronomical observations are key. The spectral analysis allows an understanding of the underlying fundamental processes giving precise information on molecular abundances, temperatures, densities and internal dynamics. One of the main objectives is the investigation of chiral, prebiotic and complex organic molecules (COMs) which are very important for an understanding of the chemistry of the interstellar media, young stellar objects, new planetary systems, etc.
The laboratory is equipped with a cavity-based Fourier Transform Microwave spectrometer working in the 6-18 GHz range and a Free-jet Absorption Millimeter-Wave spectrometer in the 60-118 GHz range. The experimental investigations are complemented and supported by highly accurate, state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations of molecular and spectroscopic properties.
The key for unambiguous interpretation of radioastronomical data and the identification of molecules in the gas phase is performed via observations of their rotational signatures. Thus, high-resolution laboratory spectroscopy and the supporting high-level quantum mechanical interpretations to guide astronomical observations are key. The spectral analysis allows an understanding of the underlying fundamental processes giving precise information on molecular abundances, temperatures, densities and internal dynamics. One of the main objectives is the investigation of chiral, prebiotic and complex organic molecules (COMs) which are very important for an understanding of the chemistry of the interstellar media, young stellar objects, new planetary systems, etc.
The laboratory is equipped with a cavity-based Fourier Transform Microwave spectrometer working in the 6-18 GHz range and a Free-jet Absorption Millimeter-Wave spectrometer in the 60-118 GHz range. The experimental investigations are complemented and supported by highly accurate, state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations of molecular and spectroscopic properties.