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Molecules in Astrophysics: Probes and Processes (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
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Molecules in Astrophysics: Probes and Processes (Hardcover, 1997 ed.)
Series: International Astronomical Union Symposia, 178
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Molecules are found in a large variety of astronomical
environments, ranging from comets in the solar system to galaxies
at high redshift. This book brings together astronomers, physicists
and chemists to discuss the use of molecules as probes of
astrophysical parameters, explore their role in the evolution of
astronomical objects, and study the basic chemical processes that
occur in space. The enormous progress in observational techniques
is illustrated by studies of the physics and chemistry on scales
comparable to the protosolar nebulae around high- and low-mass
forming stars and planetary systems. Elegant new experimental
techniques for the measurement of gas-phase reactions at low
temperatures, the analysis of spectra, and the investigation of
surface adsorbates on interplanetary dust particles and meteorites
are presented; the importance of accurate quantum chemical
calculations is emphasized. Present knowledge of the composition of
dust grains and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is summarized.
Other topics include models and observations of jets and outflows,
photon- and X-ray-dominated regions, masers in and outside our
galaxy, the comet D/Shoemaker-Levy collision with Jupiter, the
envelopes and photospheres of late-type stars including brown
dwarfs, diffuse and translucent clouds, and external galaxies
ranging from the nearby Magellanic Clouds to distant quasar
absorption line systems and starburst galaxies at the edge of the
Universe.
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