ERC Advanced Grant · 2024
Ultrafast Photochemistry in Organic Aerosols
Much of the current discussion of the causes of global warming and mitigation of its impacts focuses on greenhouse gas emissions and net-zero CO2 targets. However, atmospheric aerosols also contribute significantly, and in ways that remain more poorly quantified, to the radiative balance that determines Earth’s climate. The PHAERO project addresses a major gap in our knowledge of the sunlight-driven photochemistry of organic aerosol particles in the lower atmosphere. For the first time, PHAERO will apply cutting-edge time-resolved spectroscopy and mass spectrometry methods to explore directly the photochemistry of organic compounds dissolved in aqueous aerosol droplets with picolitre…
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