Luis Bonah

Hi, my name is Luis Bonah and I am currently a Star-Phy fellow in the group of Ugo Jacovella at the Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (ISMO). I am working on recording electronic spectra of carefully selected isomers for comparison with astronomical observations. This is achieved by shape- and mass-selecting the ions before measureing their spectroscopic signatures in a cryogenic ion trap.

Before my time in France, I completed a PhD and a one-year PostDoc in the group of Stephan Schlemmer at the Universität zu Köln. There, my research focussed on the rotational and rovibrational spectroscopy of complex organic molecules. The experimental techniques covered microwave-, (sub-)millimeter-wave, and infrared setups to measure high-resolution broadband spectra. A special focus lay on vibrationally excited states and rare isotopologues which benefit from double resonance techniques and customized software for the analysis - some developed by myself.

In general, I enjoy automating repetitive tasks to leave more time for the challenging tasks. I have written a variety of software for recording and analysing rotational and rovibrational spectra which can be found on my github profile and under projects.