Astrochemistry VII (IAU S332)
Through the Cosmos from Galaxies to Planets

Reviews how observations of organic molecules in space, numerical models and laboratory studies are used to study the Universe's evolution.

Maria Cunningham (Edited by), Tom Millar (Edited by), Yuri Aikawa (Edited by)

9781107192577, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 11 October 2018

462 pages
25.5 x 17.9 x 2.1 cm, 0.89 kg

The study of astrochemistry has become an important branch of modern astronomy and astrophysics. Molecules are key tools in exploring topics such as star and planet formation, the origin and evolution of interstellar dust grains, the structure of the interstellar medium in galaxies, and the origin of protogalaxies in the early Universe. This volume contains review papers alongside the latest results in the fast-growing discipline of astrochemistry, bringing together contributions from observers, modellers and laboratory astrochemists. It reports results from new observational facilities, such as the Herschel Space Observatory, ALMA, NOEMA, Rosetta and SOFIA, which are leading to new research areas such as the habitability of exoplanets, the origin of prebiotic chemistry and astrobiology. Interleaved with these observation results is the recent, ground-breaking work of physical chemists and numerical modellers, which provides the fundamental theoretical descriptions required to explain the molecular Universe.

Opening address
1. Atoms and molecules at high redshifts
2. Ultra-luminous extragalactic chemistry
3. Observations of a hot molecular core in a low metallicity dwarf galaxy
4. The ALMA view of UV-irradiated molecular cloud edges
5. High-temperature chemistry in external galaxies
6. Low metallicity ISM: physical properties of the gas and dust
7. Fire from Ice – massive star birth from infrared dark clouds
8. Tracing the evolution of massive protostars
9. Chemical change in the disk forming region of IRAS 16293-2422 studied with ALMA
10. A molecular outflow-prestellar core interaction in L1689N
11. The excitation and emission spectrum of the hydrogen molecular ion
12. The molecular inventory of diffuse clouds
13. Barnard 1b
14. Astrochemistry of light hydrides with SOFIA
15. Theoretical approaches to surface chemistry
16. Molecule and dust formation in late-type stars
17. Dust formation at cryogenic temperatures
18. Simulations of branched carbon-chain chemistry in star-forming regions
19. The photochemical evolution of the interstellar PAH family
20. Laboratory astrochemistry
21. Exploring molecular complexity in the Galactic Center with ALMA
22. Imaging the water snowline in protostellar envelopes
23. Chemical tracers of dynamics in low-mass protostellar objects
24. Protostellar Interferometric Line Survey (PILS)
25. Herschel observations of molecular emission lines in low- and intermediate-mass evolved stars
26. Interstellar reaction screening via microwave spectral taxonomy
27. Isotopic fractionation in interstellar molecules
28. Insights into astrochemistry – highlights from the Rosetta mission
29. On the origin of O2, N2, and other volatile species in comets
30. ALMA observations of Titan's atmospheric chemistry and seasonal variation
31. The chemical connection between 67P/C-G and IRAS16293
32. Nitrogen fractionation in star-forming regions and primitive Solar System materials
33. Spatially resolved organic chemistry in protoplanetary disks
34. Unveiling the mid-plane temperature and mass distribution in the giant-planet formation zone
35. Zooming in on the physics and chemistry of protoplanetary disks with ALMA
36. Different dust and gas radial extents in protoplanetary disks
37. ALMA detection of gas-phase methanol in a planet-forming disk
38. Measuring gas masses and carbon depletion in young disks
39. Dust in transition disks
40. Nitrogen fractionation in protoplanetary disks from the H13CN/HC15N ratio
41. Models of nitrogen isotope fractionation in protoplanetary disks
42. Chemistry and evolution of the oldest white dwarf planetary systems
43. What does the chemical composition of giant planets tells us about their formation?
44. Chemical characterization of exoplanetary atmospheres
45. JWST: the role of observing facilities in setting the agenda
46. ALMA Band 1 and astrochemistry
47. ALMA
48. Processing of interstellar ices by soft X-rays and swift ions
49. Laboratory measurements of methanol photolysis branching ratios to guide astrochemical models
50. Acetaldehyde and carbonaceous dust
51. Photodestruction of astrophysically relevant ice species
52. Synchrotron X-ray irradiation of N-rich organics
53. Gas phase studies of astrochemical importance
54. Photochemistry and radiation chemistry of cosmic ice analogs of ammonia.

Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB], Solar system: the Sun & planets [PGS], Astronomy, space & time [PG]