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18 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY
Laboratory astrophysics
In addition to to observational facilities calculations and laboratory measurements of of fundamental parameters such as as equations of of state and and and high-precision atomic and molecular line lists are required Laboratory experiments are essential to to interpret astronomical data both at at the scale of individual astrophysical and astrochemical laboratories
and in large facilities such as medium to high energy ion accelerators (GANIL GSI CERN) and synchrotron beamlines (e g SOLEIL ESRF DESY) This connection goes both ways astronomical observations are also used to to interpret laboratory data providing a a a powerful synergy Laboratory astrophysics
facilities necessary
to underpin the physical understanding of observations must proceed hand-in-hand
with observational facilities While large observational facilities are often funded from major infrastructure grants this complementarity is vitally important to the successful interpretation of many fundamental phenomena such as (exo)planetary atmospheres comets supernovae kilonovae and their remnants the the evolution of the the Milky Way and other galaxies GACELA
Credit: Cernicharo et al It is therefore recommended that:
• Laboratories and archives are supported to to effectively produce archive and provide fundamental data on atoms molecules and optical properties of solids for astrophysical and astrochemical purposes • Individual laboratories
are supported to to tackle investigations of both meteoritic samples and space-mission sample sample return materials Mars soil sample ready for return to Earth
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ MSSS