Lab Synthesis and Radio Detection of Long Carbon Chains HC5N, HC7N, HC9N in Interstellar Space

Presenter: Harry Kroto

Published: March 2015

Age: 14-18 and upwards

Views: 2254 views

Tags: carbon chains; radio detection; Taurus

Type: Lectures

Source/institution: FSU

A brief explanation of the methods to creating a carbon chain, and detection of the frequency of a photon emitted by a rotating molecule, and how these methods led to the discovery of new organic compounds in the constellation Taurus