VUV photo processing of large cationic PAHs in astrophysical conditions: coupling a VUV source to the PIRENEA setup
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)(2020)
摘要
Studying the interaction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with UV and VUV light is crucial for the understanding of the physical and chemical evolution of the interstellar medium. Photo-processing by VUV irradiation leads to variation of the hydrogenation and ionization states of PAHs [1] and plays an important role in the heating of the gas [2]. Recent laboratory studies have shown that the VUV photoexcitation of large PAHs rather induces further ionization than fragmentation [3,4] and, more surprisingly, it can also induce non-statistical dissociation [5]. We have recently coupled a VUV source based on a Xe-Ar tripling cell to the PIRENEA (Piege a Ions pour la Recherche et l’Etude de Nouvelles Especes Astrochimiques) setup which consists of a cryogenic (35 K) ion cyclotron resonance cell that is especially well suited to investigate ionization and dissociation on long timescales [1,5]. The produced VUV photons (10.5 eV) are sufficiently energetic to trigger dissociation in small/medium-size PAHs [6] and ionization in large PAH cations [4]. We present first measurements of VUV processing of several PAHs in a cryogenic and collisionless environment which is appropriate for interstellar conditions.
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large cationic pahs,vuv source,astrophysical conditions
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