Molecular Astrophysics
A Volume Honouring Alexander Dalgarno

This introduction to molecular astrophysics gives an excellent up-to-date summary of the knowledge and outstanding questions in the field.

T. W. Hartquist (Edited by)

9780521017275, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 7 July 2005

504 pages
24.3 x 17 x 2.8 cm, 0.79 kg

"...an excellent book for researchers in related fields who would like an introduction to this fascinating subject" Science

This self-contained introduction to molecular astrophysics is suitable as a text for advanced postgraduate courses on interstellar matter. It is an excellent summary of present knowledge and outstanding questions and will be valued by research astrophysicists, physical chemists, atomic and molecular physicists and atmospheric scientists who wish to become familiar with this field. Descriptions are given of the distributions and types of molecules observed in galactic and extragalactic sources, including those in the vicinity of active galactic nuclei. The chemistry of diffuse and dense clouds is also discussed, and chemical reactions in shocks and dynamically evolving clouds are considered.

Part I. Molecular Clouds and the Distribution of Molecules in the Milky Way and Other Galaxies: 1. Molecular clouds in the Milky Way P. Friberg and A. Hjalmarson
2. Molecules in galaxies L. Blitz
Part II. Diffuse Molecular Clouds: 3. Diffuse cloud chemistry E. F. Van Dishoeck
4. Observations of velocity and density structure in diffuse clouds W. D. Langer
5. Shock chemistry in diffuse clouds T. W. Hartquist, D. R. Flower and G. Pineau des Forets
Part III. Quiescent Dense Clouds: 6. Chemical modelling of quiescent dense interstellar clouds T. J. Millar
7. Interstellar grain chemistry V. Buch
8. Large molecules and small grains in astrophysics S. H. Lepp
Part IV. Studies of Molecular Processes: 9. Molecular photoabsorption processes K. P. Kirby
10. Interstellar ion chemistry: laboratory studies D. Smith, N. G. Adams and E. E. Ferguson
11. Theoretical considerations on some collisional processes D. R. Bates
12. Collisional excitation processes E. Roueff
13. Neutral reactions at Low and High Temperatures M. M. Graff
Part V. Atomic Species in Dense Clouds: 14. Observations of atomic species in dense clouds G. J. Melnick
15. Ultraviolet radiation in molecular clouds W. G. Roberge
16. Cosmic ray induced photodissociation and photoionization of interstellar molecules R. Gredel
17. Chemistry in the molecular cloud Barnard 5 S. B. Charnley and D. A. Williams
18. Molecular cloud structure, motions, and evolution P. C. Myers
Part VI. H in Regions of Massive Star Formation: 19. Infrared observations of line emission from molecular hydrogen T. R. Geballe
20. Shocks in dense molecular clouds D. F. Chernoff and C. F. McKee
21. Dissociative shocks D. A. Neufeld
22. Infrared molecular hydrogen emission from interstellar photodissociation regions A. Sternberg
Part VII. Molecules Near Stars and in Stellar Ejecta: 23. Masers J. M. Moran
24. Chemistry in the circumstellar envelopes around mass-losing red giants M. Jura
25. Atoms and molecules in supernova 1987a R. McCray
Part VIII. Moderately Ionized Gas and Chemistry at Large Redshifts: 26. Charge transfer in astrophysical nebulae G. A. Shields
27. Molecules at early epochs J. H. Black.

Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB]