Laboratory Astrochemistry

The Astrophysical BackgroundMolecular SpectroscopyElectronic Spectroscopy of Potential Carriers of Diffuse Interstellar BandsUV/vis Gas Phase Absorption Spectroscopy of PAHsLaboratory IR Spectroscopy of PAHsComplex MoleculesGas Phase ChemistryDissociative RecombinationInelastic ProcessesLow Temperature Trapping Experiments: On the Role of Individual Quantum StatesNegative Ion Chemistry in the Early UniverseMolecular PhotodissociationSurface ScienceMolecular Hydrogen Formation on Carbonaceous SurfacesThe Influence of Ice Morphology on Interstellar ChemistrySolid State Pathways Towards Molecular Complexity in SpaceNew Calculational StrategiesDust and Nanoparticle SpectroscopyIntroduction II: Techniques in Laboratory Dust SpectroscopyThe Bulk of Interstellar Dust: Amorphous SilicatesCrystalline SilicatesOxides as Hightemperature CondensatesSpectroscopic Properties of Carbon CompoundsPhotoluminescence Studies of Siliconbased NanoparticlesFormation of Nanoparticles and SolidsCondensation of Cosmic Dust in Astrophysical EnvironmentsLaboratory Approach to Gasphase CondensationGasphase Condensation of Magnesium Iron SilicatesGasphase Condensation of Carbonaceous GrainsProcessing of SilicatesCarbon Dust Modifications

Stephan Schlemmer is the head of the laboratory astrophysics group at the University of Cologne. He received his PhD from Georg August University, Göttingen and was awarded the Otto-Hahn medal of the Max-Planck Society. He spent two years as postdoc at UC Berkeley. At Chemnitz University of Technology he worked as an assistant professor. He was appointed at the Leiden observatory as an associate professor before moving to Cologne. He has authored more than 50 scientific publications specializing in spectroscopy and dynamics of molecular physics.Harald Mutschke is the head of the laboratory astrophysics group at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena where he obtained his PhD in solid state physics. He has authored more than 90 scientific publications on spectroscopy of small solid particles with relevance for cosmic dust.Thomas Giesen is a research assistant at the university of Cologne. He received his PhD in physics at the University of Cologne and spent 18 months as a postdoctoral research fellow of the Max Kade foundation at the University of Berkeley. His main research activities comprise reactive carbon containing molecules and radicals, produced in laser ablation and electrical discharge sources. T. Giesen is author and co-author of more than 40 publications in refereed journals. His publication on carbon chain molecules has been awarded the Sir Harold Thomson Memorial award 2003.