Ion chemistry in Space
Submission Type
Event
Faculty Advisor
Manori Perera
Expected Graduation Date
2020
Location
Center for Natural Sciences
Start Date
4-4-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
4-4-2020 10:00 AM
Disciplines
Chemistry | Education
Abstract
The work in Perera lab looks into ion molecular chemistry in space in two folds: experimental chemical dynamics and spectral identification. The custom designed instrument is built with the purpose of conducting reaction of ion-neutral in the gas phase (vacuum) that could be similar to chemical reactions that occur in the interstellar medium. This poster goes over the designing and building of the octopole ion guide that will be used to steer ions in the vacuum. Some of the potential work using this instrument is presented as well. The second part of the project is to understand and apply the potential outcome from our lab work to data that is available in space missions such as NASA missions. Use of pGopher software is used to simulate spectra using experimental data that is available in astrochemistry database to match experimental excited nitrogen molecule. Similar methods will be used with our data when the instrument is fully operating at a later stage.
Ion chemistry in Space
Center for Natural Sciences
The work in Perera lab looks into ion molecular chemistry in space in two folds: experimental chemical dynamics and spectral identification. The custom designed instrument is built with the purpose of conducting reaction of ion-neutral in the gas phase (vacuum) that could be similar to chemical reactions that occur in the interstellar medium. This poster goes over the designing and building of the octopole ion guide that will be used to steer ions in the vacuum. Some of the potential work using this instrument is presented as well. The second part of the project is to understand and apply the potential outcome from our lab work to data that is available in space missions such as NASA missions. Use of pGopher software is used to simulate spectra using experimental data that is available in astrochemistry database to match experimental excited nitrogen molecule. Similar methods will be used with our data when the instrument is fully operating at a later stage.