Spectre
Research topics
The « Spectre » team studies the formation and evolution of prestellar cores, protostars and protoplanetary systems from both a cosmochemical and astrochemical perspective. It studies the origin of volatiles (e.g. water) and organics in planets; the uniqueness of the Solar System; the role of turbulence in the star formation process; the effects of stellar winds/magnetic fields on planetary atmospheres.
The team includes observers, theorists and experimentalists, using various methods linked together by an emphasis on spectroscopy. Observations call upon ground based instruments (IRAM, ALMA, EISCAT) as well as in situ measurements thanks to space probes (Rosetta, Hayabusa 2, New Horizons). The team carries out laboratory measurements using equipment at IPAG or using national facilities (GANIL). The team has expertise in theoretical modelling of atomic and molecular collisions and of chemical networks. Finally, spectroscopy and polarimetry are the object of specific instrumental developments.
keywords
ISM: abundances, clouds, cosmic rays, molecules; Planetary systems: comets, Earth, meteorites, asteroids, planets and satellites, protoplanetary disks; Sun: particle emission, solar-terrestrial relations, aurorae; Physical data and processes: atomic data, magnetic fields, masers, molecular data, plasmas, polarization, radiative transfer, turbulence
Contacts
– Team leader : Alexandre Faure
– Email: alexandre.faure (at) univ-grenoble-alpes.fr
– Telephone: 04 76 63 55 16 (from abroad +33 4 76 63 55 16)