An Innovative Approach for the Generation of Species of the Interstellar Medium

The large amount of unstable species in the realm interstellar chemistry drives an urgent need to develop efficient methods for situ generations molecules that enable their spectroscopic characterizations. Such laboratory experiments are fundamental decode molecular universe by matching and terrestrial spectra. We propose approach based on laser ablation nonvolatile solid organic precursors. generated chemical cooled a supersonic expansion probed high-resolution microwave spectroscopy. present proof concept through simultaneous formation compounds first generation aminocyanoacetylene using diaminomaleonitrile as prototypical precursor. With this micro-laboratory, we open door unsuspected precursors not typically accessible traditional techniques such electric discharge pyrolysis.