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Mid-infrared vibrational study of deuterium-containing PAH variants

Buragohain, Mridusmita; Pathak, Amit; Sarre, Peter; Onaka, Takashi; Sakon, Itsuki

Authors

Mridusmita Buragohain

Amit Pathak

Peter Sarre

Takashi Onaka

Itsuki Sakon



Abstract

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules have been long proposed to be a major carrier of ‘Unidentified Infrared’ (UIR) emission bands that have been observed ubiquitously in various astrophysical environments. These molecules can potentially be an efficient reservoir of deuterium. Once the infrared properties of the deuteriumcontaining PAHs are well understood both experimentally and theoretically, the interstellar UIR bands can be used as a valuable tool to infer the cause of the deuterium depletion in the ISM.

Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations have been carried out on deuteriumcontaining ovalene variants to study the infrared properties of these molecules. These include deuterated ovalene, cationic deuterated ovalene, deuteronated ovalene and deuterated-deuteronated ovalene. We present a D/H ratio calculated from our theoretical study to compare with the observationally proposed D/H ratio.

Citation

Buragohain, M., Pathak, A., Sarre, P., Onaka, T., & Sakon, I. (2016). Mid-infrared vibrational study of deuterium-containing PAH variants. Planetary and Space Science, 133, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2016.05.001

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 9, 2016
Online Publication Date May 13, 2016
Publication Date Nov 15, 2016
Deposit Date Jul 15, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Planetary and Space Science
Print ISSN 0032-0633
Electronic ISSN 0032-0633
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 133
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2016.05.001
Keywords PAH; Interstellar molecules; IR spectra; Unidentified infrared bands; Astrochemistry
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/828404
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032063315301070

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