About

The AstroChemical Ices Database (ACID) is a unique data repository that contains Vacuum UltraViolet (VUV) and InfraRed (IR) spectra collected from experiments that mimic the icy mantles of the interstellar dust analogs. Spectra presented in the database are from molecules that are already identified in the interstellar medium and also potential candidates that await identification. There is a dire need for such spectral studies in order to understand the physico-chemical nature of the molecular ices. In particular, the VUV spectra presented are also of use to compare data from UltraViolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) on board Cassini spacecraft that scans the moons of Saturn.   

This database is expected to evolve into a larger database where we aim at creating and unifying the atomic / molecular database for Indian researchers.