Division Xii/commission 14/WORKING Group on Molecular Data

TL;DR

This report summarizes the efforts of the Working Group on Molecular Data from 2003 to 2011, focusing on spectroscopic research in astrophysics, including rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectra, with highlights on recent conferences and workshops.

Contribution

It provides an updated overview of molecular spectral data and research efforts in astrophysics over an eight-year period, emphasizing key developments and representative studies.

Findings

Highlights advances in molecular spectroscopy relevant to astrophysics

Summarizes recent conferences and workshops on molecular astrophysics

Provides a curated sample of recent research on molecular spectra

Abstract

The current report covers the period from the second half of 2003 to the first half of 2011, bringing the Working Group's efforts up to date, and is divided into three main sections covering rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy. Rather than being exhaustive, space limitations only allow us to highlight a representative sample of work on molecular spectra. Related research on collisions, reactions on grain surfaces, and astrochemistry appear in the report by another Working Group. These also recount recent conferences and workshops on molecular astrophysics.