Introduction to Astrochemistry Chemical Evolution from Interstellar Clouds to Star and Planet Formation /

• Main Author: Yamamoto, Satoshi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Physical Chemistry.

This important book describes the basic principles of astrochemistry—an interdisciplinary field combining astronomy, physics, and chemistry—with particular emphasis on its physical and chemical background. Chemical processes in diffuse clouds, dense quiescent molecular clouds, star-forming regions,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Derivation of Molecular Abundances
• Basic Concepts for Gas-Phase Chemical Reactions
• Chemistry of Diffuse Clouds
• Chemistry of Molecular Clouds I: Gas-Phase Processes
• Chemistry of Molecular Clouds II: Gas-Grain Processes
• Chemistry of Star-Forming Regions
• Chemistry of Protoplanetary Disks
• Chemical Evolution from Interstellar Clouds to Star- and Planet-Forming Regions
• Appendix 1: Rotational Spectra of Molecules
• Appendix 2: Observational Techniques
• Solution to Problems.