Periodic Reporting for period 1 - GRAND-PAHs (A laboratory study of astronomically relevant large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (GRAND-PAHs))

Astronomical observations reveal that large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exist in copious amounts in the interstellar medium (ISM). They contain up to 20% of the entire carbon budget in the Universe and as such need to be understood in terms of their origins (how...