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Stephan Schlemmer

Stephan Schlemmer

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Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
15054
World Ranking
6597
National Ranking
480

Overview

Stephan Schlemmer is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy. Their academic work spans a wide range of topics, with notable emphasis on Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Quantum Superfluid Helium Dynamics, and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications.

The scientist has published numerous articles in prominent venues, reflecting a sustained focus on spectroscopy and related disciplines. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Proceedings of the 2022 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Proceedings of the 2020 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Stephan Schlemmer cover a variety of topics and publication years:

  • A Decade with VAMDC: Results and Ambitions, 2020, Atoms
  • Formation of the methyl cation by photochemistry in a protoplanetary disk, 2023, Nature
  • Leak-Out Spectroscopy, A Universal Method of Action Spectroscopy in Cold Ion Traps, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Laboratory spectroscopy techniques to enable observations of interstellar ion chemistry, 2020, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Discovery of H2CCCH+ in TMC-1, 2023, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Collaborations have played a significant role in their research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Oskar Asvany
  • Sven Thorwirth
  • Frank Lewen
  • H. S. P. Müller
  • Thomas Salomon

Stephan Schlemmer's subfields of study reflect a specialized focus within broader research areas:

  • Spectroscopy
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The scope of their work integrates atmospheric sciences and astrophysical phenomena with molecular and atomic physics approaches. This interdisciplinary involvement is apparent in the thematic spread of their publications and the venues in which these works appear, illustrating ongoing contributions to understanding molecular behaviors and spectroscopic techniques relevant to chemical physics and astronomy.

Best Publications

  • The Cologne Database for Molecular Spectroscopy, CDMS, in the Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre, VAMDC

    Christian P. Endres;Stephan Schlemmer;Peter Schilke;Jürgen Stutzki

  • A KInetic Database for Astrochemistry (KIDA)

    V. Wakelam;V. Wakelam;E. Herbst;E. Herbst;J. C Loison;J. C Loison;I. W. M. Smith

  • THE 2014 KIDA NETWORK FOR INTERSTELLAR CHEMISTRY

    V. Wakelam;J. C. Loison;E. Herbst;B. Pavone

  • The Cologne Database for Molecular Spectroscopy, CDMS

    H. S. P. Müller;S. Schlemmer;J. Stutzki

  • A molecular beam study of the evaporation of water from a liquid jet

    M. Faubel;S. Schlemmer;J. P. Toennies

  • Competition between CO and N-2 desorption from interstellar ices

    K. I. Öberg;F. van Broekhuizen;H. J. Fraser;S. E. Bisschop

  • H3(+) + H2 isotopic system at low temperatures: microcanonical model and experimental study.

    Edouard Hugo;Oskar Asvany;Stephan Schlemmer

  • Understanding the infrared spectrum of bare CH5

    Oskar Asvany;Padma Kumar P;Britta Redlich;Ilka Hegemann

  • PHOTODESORPTION OF CO ICE

    Karin I. Öberg;Guido W. Fuchs;Zainab Awad;Helen J. Fraser

  • Virtual Atomic and Molecular Data Centre

    M.L. Dubernet;M.L. Dubernet;V. Boudon;J.L. Culhane;M.S. Dimitrijevic

  • Interstellar OH+, H2O+ and H3O+ along the sight-line to G10.6-0.4

    Maryvonne Gerin;M. De Luca;John Black;Eric Herbst

  • Desorption rates and sticking coefficients for CO and N2 interstellar ices

    S. E. Bisschop;H. J. Fraser;K. I. Öberg;E. F. van Dishoeck

  • Interstellar OH+, H2O+ and H3O+ along the sight-line to G10.6–0.4

    M. Gerin;M. De Luca;J. Black;J. R. Goicoechea

  • Herschel/HIFI observations of interstellar OH+ and H2O+ towards W49N: a probe of diffuse clouds with a small molecular fraction

    D. A. Neufeld;J. R. Goicoechea;P. Sonnentrucker;J. H. Black

  • Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources: the present and future of spectral surveys with Herschel/HIFI

    E. A. Bergin;T. G. Phillips;C. Comito;N. R. Crockett

  • The virtual atomic and molecular data centre (VAMDC) consortium

    M. L. Dubernet;B. K. Antony;Y. A. Ba;Yu L. Babikov

  • Exploring molecular complexity with ALMA (EMoCA): Alkanethiols and alkanols in Sagittarius B2(N2)

    H. S. P. Müller;A. Belloche;L.-H. Xu;R. M. Lees

  • Herschel observations of EXtra-Ordinary Sources (HEXOS): the present and future of spectral surveys with Herschel/HIFI.

    E. A. Bergin;T. G. Phillips;C. Comito;N. R. Crockett

  • Laser excited N2+ in a 22-pole ion trap:

    S. Schlemmer;T. Kuhn;E. Lescop;D. Gerlich

  • Exploring molecular complexity with ALMA (EMoCA): Alkanethiols and alkanols in Sagittarius B2(N2)

    Holger S. P. Müller;Arnaud Belloche;Li-Hong Xu;Ronald M. Lees

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Schilke
Peter Schilke University of Cologne
Karl M. Menten
Karl M. Menten Max Planck Society
Emmanuel Caux
Emmanuel Caux Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Eric Herbst
Eric Herbst University of Virginia
Thomas G. Phillips
Thomas G. Phillips California Institute of Technology
J. Stutzki
J. Stutzki University of Cologne
Javier R. Goicoechea
Javier R. Goicoechea Spanish National Research Council
David A. Neufeld
David A. Neufeld Johns Hopkins University
José Cernicharo
José Cernicharo Spanish National Research Council
Paul F. Goldsmith
Paul F. Goldsmith California Institute of Technology

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