The properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in galaxies: constraints on PAH sizes, charge and radiation fields

Based on theoretical spectra computed using Density Functional Theory we study the properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). In particular using bin-average spectra of PAH molecules with varying number of carbons we investigate how the intensity of the mid-infrared emission bands, 3.3, 6...

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Main Authors: Rigopoulou, D, Barale, M, Clary, DC, Shan, X, Alonso-Herrero, A, Garcia-Bernete, I, Hunt, L, Kerkeni, B, Pereira-Santaella, M, Roche, PF
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021