Handbook of Astrochemistry

Edited by Serena Viti,Wendy A. Brown,Martin R.S. McCoustra

ISBN13: 9780323999830

Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 01/12/2025

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Handbook of Astrochemistry provides a comprehensive overview of astrochemistry as a series of tutorial reviews by leading experts on all experimental, theoretical, computational, and astronomical aspects of this field. Starting from an overview of the observational molecular Universe, it then moves on to describe the state-of-the-art knowledge in the fields of gas-phase and solid-phase laboratory and computational astrochemistry; its use in astrochemical modelling; and finally how observations of molecules shape our understanding of how stars and planets form and of the chemical origins of biology. Combining the knowledge and experience of an international team of experts, this book is an authoritative, accessible guide for all those working in related fields.
SECTION 1 Introduction 1. General Introduction: Historical Perspective and Current State-of-the-art Eric Herbst and Thomas Millar SECTION 2 Observations 2. Observations of the Gas Phase: Simple Molecules including Mapping Charlotte VASTEL and Francesco Fontani 3. Observations of complex organic molecules in the gas phase of the interstellar medium Arnaud Belloche, Claudio Codella and Izaskun Jimenez-Serra 4. Observations of Ices Melissa McClure and Adwin Boogert SECTION 3 Astrochemical Modelling 5. Astrochemical Modelling Serena Viti, Yuri Aikawa and Rob Garrod SECTION 4 Gas Phase Astrochemistry 6. Experimental Gas Phase Molecular Spectroscopy Jens-Uwe Grabow, Philipp Buschmann and Kevin Gregor Lengsfeld 7. Theoretical Gas Phase Spectroscopy Maire Gorman and Laura McKemmish 8. Gas Phase Processes: Experimental Studies of Scattering, Photodissociation and Photoionisation, and the Dynamics and Kinetics of Molecule Formation Ilsa Cooke, Kevin Douglas, Dwayne Heard and Ian R. Sims 9. Gas Phase Processes: Theoretical Studies of Scattering, Photodissociation and Photoionisation, and the Dynamics and Kinetics of Molecule Formation Gunnar Nyman SECTION 5 The Astrochemistry of Dust Grains 10. Grains: Origins, Observations and Astrophysical Roles; Solid State and Surface Composition, Size and Shape and Space-weathering Alexander Tielens 11. Interstellar PAHs and Fullerenes Alexander Tielens and Alessandra Candian 12. Experimental Techniques in Solid State and Surface Astrochemistry Wendy A. Brown, Martin Robert Stewart McCoustra, Chris Arumainayagam and Riccardo Giovanni Urso 13. Bare Grain Chemistry: Experimental Studies of Small Molecule Formation Liv Hornekaer and Cornelia Jäger 14. Bare Grain Chemistry: Theoretical Studies of Surface Structures, Spectroscopy and Small Molecule Formation Anthony Meijer, Stefan T. Bromley, Albert Rimola and Benjamin J. Irving SECTION 6 Chemistry in ices 15. Ice Infrared Spectroscopy, Band Strengths, and Optical Constants Perry A. Gerakines and Reggie Hudson 16. Thermal and Non-thermal Desorption of Ices Wendy A. Brown, Martin Robert Stewart McCoustra, Victoria Cabedo and James Stubbing 17. Thermal and Non-thermal Processing of Ices Maria Elisabetta Palumbo, Chris Arumainayagam and Riccardo Giovanni Urso SECTION 7 Moving from Molecules, Grains and Ices to Planets and Life 18. Meteorites Sara Russell and Gretchen Benedix SECTION 8 Conclusions 19. Conclusions and Forward Look Wendy A. Brown, Martin Robert Stewart McCoustra and Serena Viti
  • Cosmology & the universe
  • Physical chemistry
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
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