Savin Group

This is the group page of Daniel Wolf Savin's group at the Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory. ​Here is the current website.

Daniel has different projects running that should get their own sections here one by one.

Projects

The Molecular Processes which led to the Formation of the First Stars

Using self merged beams of H and H- we are mimicking the process that formed H₂ in the early universe. Photon emission from H₂ allowed primordial clouds to cool and for protogalaxies and stars to form out of these clouds sort of like water droplets in a cloud on a foggy day.

Abel et al. 2002, Science, 295, 93 Schematic of the hydrogen chemistry apparatus

Our research not only advances science but also serves as a muse for art. Check out the site ​Star Womb site to see how.

The Cosmic Origins of Organic Chemistry

Using a novel apparatus to merge beams of atomic carbon and molecular ions we will be investigating the reactions in molecular clouds which lead to the formation organic molecules from the most basic to increasing degrees of complexity.

Atomic Processes in Winds from Supermassive Black Holes

The collisional ionization equilibrium (CIE) project provides ionic fractional abundances in a zero-density collisional plasma for all elements from H through Zn.

Other stuff

• boring internal stuff