This research activity focuses on resolving the fundamental physical and chemical processes at work in medium- to large-scale molecular systems, whether in the gas or condensed phase, using atomic simulations and dedicated experiments such as infrared emission monitoring of isolated molecules. The systems studied range from isolated hydrocarbon molecules to clusters or biomolecules. Key problems such as the dynamics of carbonaceous molecules in the interstellar medium or the ultra-fast dynamics of biomolecules are addressed. Our simulations are directly motivated by […]
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Spectroscopies applied to astrophysics
La structure électronique, vibrationnelle et/ou rotationnelle d’une grande variété d’espèces d’intérêt astrophysique (molécules, grains, solides) est étudiée à l’aide de rayonnements allant des longueurs d’onde millimétriques à l’ultraviolet du vide.
Read MoreInterstellar ion spectroscopy
Ion spectroscopy
Ion traps
Ion mobility
Diffuse interstellar bands
VUV photodynamics of molecules of astrophysical interest
VUV photoexcitation/photodestruction
VUV laser
Synchrotron radiation
Interstellar photostability
VUV-induced reactivity
Rotational Spectroscopy of Molecules of Astrophysical Interest
High resolution
Instrumental development
Radical species
ions
PAHs
Millimeter wave
THz
Infrared
Nanophotonics, nanoplasmonics (theory)
TD-DFT and classical approaches to study quantum effects such as nonlocal screening and tunneling in plasmonics.
Read MoreScanning-Probe Plasmonics
Understanding and controlling the local electrical excitation of plasmonic nanostructures by inelastic tunneling to design future electrical nanosources of light and surface plasmons
Read MoreVUV spectroscopy at medium- and high-resolution
Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV)
Photoionization
Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Absorption spectroscopy
Radical species