Spectroscopic studies of molecular ions and radicals in the low frequency regime

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Despite their short lifetimes, molecular ions and radicals are of great importance in numerous chemical processes such as combustion, semiconductor fabrication and polymerization. Although they drive the chemistry in these environments, their properties are not well characterized. A more complete understanding of the nature of isolated reactive intermediates is a first step for exploring their interactions with other molecules and their roles in chemical reactions. Thus, the accurate characterization of molecular ions and radicals has implications to our understanding of processes of economic importance such as combustion engines, to processes with global impact such as pollution control and to even larger scale processes such as those responsible for the evolution of the Universe.