Laboratory Study of Reactive Molecules of Interest to Radio and Submillimeter-Wave Astronomy: A Program of Research and Instrumental Development

小行星9402461 哈佛大学的Thaddeus和Gottlieb博士将继续进行一项对天体物理学感兴趣的活性分子进行实验室毫米波光谱分析的计划。 调查的重点将是探测天体化学家认为参与太空分子形成的关键活性物质。 将使用两种互补的反应性分子生产方法-气体放电和H提取。 几个小的三元卡宾环是检测的优秀候选者，并且将寻找特定的五元卡宾环。

9402461 Thaddeus Drs. Thaddeus and Gottlieb, at Harvard University, will continue a program of laboratory millimeter-wave spectroscopy of reactive molecules of astrophysical interest. The emphasis of the investigation will be on detection of key reactive species believed by astrochemists to be involved in molecular formation in space. Two complementary methods of reactive molecule production -- gas discharge and H abstraction -- will be used. Several small three-membered carbene rings are excellent candidates for detection, and specific five-membered carbene rings will be sought.