Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100301

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE150100301

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Planetary Nitrile Chemistry: Synchrotron Spectroscopic Investigations. Observed in planetary atmospheres such as Saturn's moon Titan, cyanide-based aerosols undergo photolytic processing to generate complex organic material of prebiotic interest. However, dedicated spectroscopic experiments directed at nitrile aerosol analogues have not been performed to date. To bridge this gap, a custom cooling cell at the Australian Synchrotron will be used to investigate condensed-phase nitriles at Titan conditions. Laser irradiation of nitrile ice particles will then follow; designed to simulate photochemical processes in the Titan atmosphere. The project aims to use data compiled for nitrile aerosols and their photolytic products to assist in assigning these species to unconfirmed bands within infrared surveys of planetary environments.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2015

End Date: 30-06-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $335,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy | Planetary Science (excl. Extraterrestrial Geology) | Atmospheric Aerosols | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Atmospheric Composition (incl. Greenhouse Gas Inventory) |

Other Keywords

Atmospheric Aerosols | Atmospheric Composition (incl. Greenhouse Gas Inventory) | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) | Planetary Science (excl. Extraterrestrial Geology) | Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy

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