Alessandra Candian

33) A Spectroscopic View on Cosmic PAH emission

E. Peeters, C.J. Mackie, A. Candian and A.G.G.M. Tielens, Acc. Chem. Res., (2021), ASAP

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32) IR photofragmentation of the phenyl cation: spectroscopy and fragmentation pathways

S.D. Wiersma, A. Candian et al, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2021), 23 (7), 4334-4343

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31) Structural investigation of doubly-dehydrogenated pyrene cations

S. Panchagnula et al. (including A. Candian), Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2020), 22 (38), 21651-21663

PCCP Hot Article.

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30) Do defects in PAHs promote catalytic activity in space? Stone-Wales pyrene as a test case

D. Campisi & A.Candian, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2020), 22 (12), 6738-6748

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29) Photolysis-induced scrambling of PAHs as a mechanism for deuterium storage

S.D. Wiersma, A. Candian et al, Astron. Astroph., (2020), 635, A9

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28) A Fresh Mechanism for How Buckyballs form in Space

A. Candian, Nature, (2019), 574, 490-491

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27) Anharmonicity in the Mid-IR Spectra of PAHs: Molecular Beam Spectroscopy and Calculations
A.K. Lemmens et al. (including A. Candian), Astron. Astroph., (2019) 629, A130

26) Looking for stable fullerene in space with computation chemistry
A. Candian, M. Gomez-Rachid, H. MacIsaac, V. Staroverov, E. Peeters, J. Cami, Mon. Notices Royal Astron. Soc. (2019), 485, 1137

25) The Aromatic Universe
A. Candian, J. Zhen and A.G.G.M. Tielens, Physics Today (2018), 71, 11, 38

24) Fully anharmonic infrared cascade spectrum of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
C.J. Mackie, T. Chen, A. Candian, X. Huang, T.J. Lee, A.G.G.M. Tielens, J. Chem. Phys. (2018), 149, 134302

23) Anharmonicity and the IR emission spectrum of highly excited PAHs
T. Chen, C. Mackie, A. Candian, T.J. Lee, A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astron. Astrophys. (2018), 618, A49

22) Photoinduced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dehydrogenation: Molecular hydrogen formation in dense PDRs
P. Castellanos, A. Candian, H. Andrews, A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astron. Astrophys. (2018), 616, A167

21) Photoinduced polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon dehydrogenation: The competition between H- and H2-loss
P. Castellanos, A. Candian, J. Zhen, H. Linnartz, A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astron. Astrophys. (2018), 616, A166

20) Laboratory gas-phase infrared spectra of two astronomically relevant large PAH cations:
Diindenoperylene, C32H16 and dicoronylene, C48H20
J. Zhen, A. Candian et al, Astrophys. J. (2018), 854, 27

19) High-resolution IR absorption spectroscopy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the
3m region: role of hydrogenation and alkylation
E. Maltseva, C.J. Mackie, A. Candian et al., Astron. Astrophys. (2018), 610, A65

18) The anharmonic quartic force field infrared spectra of hydrogenated and methylated PAHs
C.J. Mackie, A. Candian et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2018), 20, 1189-1197

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17) The dissociative photoionisation of adamantane: a combined theoretical and experimental
work
A. Candian, J. Bouwman, P. Hemberg, A. Bodi and A.G.G.M. Tielens, Phys. Chem. Chem.Phys., (2018), 20, 5399. PCCP Hot Article.

16) Anharmonic interstellar PAH molecules
A. Candian and C.J. Mackie, Int. J. Quant. Chem., (2017), 117, 146-150

15) Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of interstellar PAHs: spectral characteristics and H2
formation
H. Andrews, A. Candian and A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astron. Astrophys., (2016), 595, A23

14) High-resolution IR absorption spectroscopy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Role of
periphery
E. Maltseva, A. Petrignani, A. Candian et al., Astrophys. J., (2016), 831, 58

13) The anharmonic force field infrared spectra of five non-linear Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: benz[a]anthracene, chrysene, phenanthrene, pyrene, and triphenylene
C.J. Mackie, A. Candian et al., J. Chem. Phys., (2016), 145, 08431

12) Mapping PAH sizes in NGC 7023 with SOFIA
B. Croiset, A. Candian, O. Berne, and A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astron. Astrophys., (2016), 590, 26

11) Deuterated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Revisited
K.D. Doney, A. Candian, T. Mori, T. Onaka and A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astron. Astrophys., (2016),
586, A65

10) Electronically Excited States of Anisotropically Extended Singly-Deprotonated PAH Anions
M. Theis, A. Candian, A.G.G.M. Tielens, T.J. Lee and R.C. Fortenberry, J. Phys. Chem. A,
(2015), 119, 13048

9) The anharmonic force field infrared spectra of three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons:
Naphtahlene, Anthracene, Tetracene
C.J. Mackie, A. Candian et al., J. Chem. Phys., (2015), 143, 224313

8) High-resolution IR absorption spectroscopy of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: The realm
of anharmonicity
E. Maltseva, A. Petrignani, A. Candian et al., Astrophys. J, (2015), 814, 23

7) Linear transformation of anharmonic molecular force constants between normal and cartesian
coordinates
C.J. Mackie, A. Candian et al., J. Chem. Phys., (2015), 142, 244107

6) Electronically Excited States of PANH Anions
M. Theis, A. Candian, A.G.G.M. Tielens, T.J. Lee and R.C. Fortenberry, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., (2015), 17, 14761

5) The 11.2 µm emission of PAHs in astrophysical objects
A. Candian and P.J. Sarre, Mon. Notices Royal Astron. Soc., (2015), 448, 2960

4) Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with armchair edges and the 12.7 μm band
A. Candian, P.J. Sarre and A.G.G.M. Tielens, Astrophys. J., (2014), 791, L10

3) Quadrupole ion trap/time of flight photodissociation spectrometry of the HBC cation
J. Zhen et al. (including A. Candian), Chem. Phys. Lett., (2014), 592, 211

2) Integral field spectroscopy of M1-67. A nebula Wolf-Rayet with LBVN appearance
A. Fernández-Martín et al. (including A. Candian), Astron. Astrophys., (2013), 554, 104

1) Spatial distribution and molecular interpretation of the 3.3 m PAH emission of the Red Rectangle
A. Candian et al., Mon. Notices Royal Astron. Soc., (2012), 426, 389

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Bachelor Theses:

E. Antonioli

E. Carels

A. van Limburg Stirum