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Computational IR Spectroscopy for PAHs: from the early years tothe present status
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 March 2011
Abstract
In the long story of interstellar PAHs, computations have played and are still playing afundamental role in connection with experiments and observations. From the very firstcalculations of the IR spectra of small PAHs in the late eighties to the more recent ones,every aspect of the research linked to the PAH hypothesis has evolved dramatically: thesize and the variety of the molecules considered, the techniques used, the precision ofthe astronomical observations ... The initial landscape has completelychanged though the quest is still the same, that is to correlate the so-called UIR bandsspectra ubiquitous in the ISM (Inter Stellar Medium) with a chemical family of molecules,the PAHs. An historical review of the 25 years of this quest is presented here, focusingon the computational part.
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