The University of Western Ontario
Characterizing C60 cations in the cavity of NGC 7023 — This project will use JWST/MIRI to characterize the infrared spectral features of C60 (buckminsterfullerene) and its cations in the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023). These measurements will provide the critical spectroscopic constraints needed for ionozation balance studies and theoretical model validation for the IR emission of large aromatic molecules in space.