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

哈佛大学的9402461名撒迪厄斯博士和戈特利布博士将继续一项实验室毫米波光谱计划，对天体物理感兴趣的反应分子进行研究。研究的重点将是探测天体化学家认为与太空分子形成有关的关键活性物种。将使用两种互补的反应分子生产方法--气体放电法和氢提取法。几个小的三元卡宾环是很好的候选检测对象，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.