KIRSCH "Knowledge in Ion Reactions by Synchrotron for astroCHemistry"

Objectives of the kirsch program:

Astrochemistry:

• Are we missing aspects of the astrochemical diversity?
• Is it statistical chemistry that has developed over billions of years?
• Are there limits in the complexity of molecular diversity?
• Do the mechanisms/simulations envisaged in the laboratory still make sense?

Soleil upgrade:

• What new science can we expect with the improved synchrotron source?
• What upgrade of the CERISES instrument would make the best use of it?
• What will be the impacts on ultimate performances of the instrument?
• What is the best way to handle the 18 months shut down ?

Ion molecule chemistry:

• Contribution to complex molecules /prebiotic molecules in ISM / planetary atmospheres?
• What best way to decipher effects of isomerism, chirality on astrochemistry?
• Complementarity of solid / gas phase mechanisms to explain the chemical complexity of the ISM?
• Are there major routes of reaction that are still missing (elements , radical species, energy sources)?

Organisers

• Roland Thissen  (Orsay – ICP)

• Daniela Ascenzi (Italy - Dipartimento di Fisica -Universita di Trento )

• Emilie-Laure Zins (Paris – MONARIS)

• Ugo Jacovella  (Orsay – ISMO)

Program Manager: Vesna Cupic