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COSMIC PAH DESCRIPTION

The primary objective of the Cosmic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) portal is to gather molecular data in order to:

- identify these species in astrophysical environments and in extraterrestrial samples,

- understand their formation pathways and their link with related molecular species such as carbon clusters and fullerenes,

- model their evolution in astrophysical environments and their impact on the physical and chemical conditions.

The portal gathers link to:

- molecular databases developed by the team, both theoretical and experimental,

- databases of modeled spectra in astrophysical environments,

- tools to analyze and model spectra from experiments. theoretical calculations, and astrophysical observations.