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Cosmic Materials Spectroscopy Group Lab
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A group that studies interstellar chemistry and molecular spectroscopy.

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Studying molecules in space through spectroscopy
The Cosmic Materials Spectroscopy Group belongs to the Geochemistry Division, and Associate Professor Yasuhiro Hirahara serves as its faculty member.
The faculty member's research keywords are microwave astronomy, molecular spectroscopy, interstellar chemistry, and infrared astronomy.
Key terms
- Molecular spectroscopy
- The field that identifies the types and states of molecules by examining the light they absorb or emit
- Interstellar chemistry
- The branch of chemistry that deals with how molecules form and change in the space between stars
- Infrared astronomy
- Astronomy that observes and studies celestial objects using infrared radiation
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The faculty member's research keywords are microwave astronomy, molecular spectroscopy, interstellar chemistry, and infrared astronomy.
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Members of the Geochemistry Division consist of faculty, administrative staff, researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorYasuhiro Hirahara
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