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Exploring The Photophysics Of Brown Carbon Chromophores Using Laser-Based Spectroscopy And Computational Methods, Megan Elizabeth Alfieri
Exploring The Photophysics Of Brown Carbon Chromophores Using Laser-Based Spectroscopy And Computational Methods, Megan Elizabeth Alfieri
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Atmospheric aerosols are made up of suspended liquids and solids in the atmosphere. These aerosols play a very important role in the solar energy exchange in Earth’s atmosphere as well have dramatic impact on human health. Different aerosols have different effects on the atmosphere depending on the physical properties of the aerosols.
The purpose of this research project is to understand how the structure of molecular chromophores impacts the solar absorption properties of aerosols. We propose a series of laboratory studies to investigate the outcomes from solar absorption of brown carbon chromophores: 1-phenylpyrrole, 2-phenyl-1-H-pyrrole, 2-phenylimadazole, as well as water complexes. …