Laboratory astrochemistry : from molecules through nanoparticles to grains / edited by Stephan Schlemmer [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schlemmer, Stephan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmochemistry.

Molecules.

Nanoparticles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (531 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Weinheim Germany : Wiley, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by leading scientists in the field and intended for a broader readership, this is an ideal starting point for an overview of current research and developments. As such, the book covers a broad spectrum of laboratory astrophysics and chemistry, describing recent advances in experiments, as well as theoretical work, including fundamental physics and modeling chemical networks. <br>For researchers as well as students and newcomers to the field.<br>

Contents:

Laboratory Astrochemistry; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 The Astrophysical Background; 1.1 The Contents of this Volume; References; Chapter 2 Molecular Spectroscopy; 2.1 Electronic Spectroscopy of Potential Carriers of Diffuse Interstellar Bands; 2.1.1 Introduction; 2.1.2 Laboratory Methods; 2.1.2.1 Resonant Two-Color Two-Photon Ionization; 2.1.2.2 Resonant Two-Color Photodetachment; 2.1.2.3 Resonant Two-Color, Two-Photon Fragmentation; 2.1.2.4 Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy; 2.1.2.5 Four-Wave Mixing Technique; 2.1.2.6 Laser-Induced Fluorescence

2.1.3 Species of Astrophysical Interest2.1.3.1 Molecular Ions; 2.1.3.2 Bare Carbon Chains; 2.1.3.3 Metal-Containing Carbon Chains; 2.1.4 Outlook; Acknowledgments; 2.2 UV

Vis Gas-Phase Absorption Spectroscopy of PAHs; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Experimental; 2.2.2.1 Supersonic Jet Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer; 2.2.2.2 Matrix-Isolation Spectroscopy; 2.2.3 Data Analysis; 2.2.3.1 Derivation of Absorption Cross Sections; 2.2.3.2 Extrapolation of Gas-Phase Transitions from MIS Data; 2.2.4 Results and Discussion; 2.2.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; 2.3 Laboratory IR Spectroscopy of PAHs

2.3.1 Introduction2.3.2 Laboratory Spectroscopic Methods; 2.3.2.1 Neutral PAHs; 2.3.2.2 Cationic PAHs; 2.3.2.3 Computational; 2.3.2.4 Comparison of Experimental Methods; 2.3.3 Far-Infrared Spectroscopy; 2.3.3.1 Laboratory Results; 2.3.4 IR Spectral Features of PAHs; 2.3.5 PAH Derivatives and Related Species; 2.3.5.1 Nitrogen-Substituted PAHs; 2.3.5.2 Protonated PAHs; 2.3.5.3 Hydrogenated and Dehydrogenated PAHs; 2.3.5.4 Metal

PAH Complexes; 2.3.5.5 Other PAH Modifications; 2.3.6 Conclusions; 2.4 The Spectroscopy of Complex Molecules; 2.4.1 Introduction

2.4.2 General Spectroscopic Considerations2.4.3 The Quest for Interstellar Glycine; 2.4.4 General Astronomic Considerations; 2.4.5 Alkyl Alcohols; 2.4.5.1 Methanol, CH3OH; 2.4.5.2 Ethanol, C2H5OH; 2.4.5.3 Larger alkanols; 2.4.5.4 Alkanediols and -polyols; 2.4.6 Alkyl Ethers; 2.4.6.1 Dimethyl, Ether CH3OCH3; 2.4.6.2 Larger Ethers; 2.4.7 Esters; 2.4.8 Alkyl Cyanides; 2.4.9 Other Complex Molecules; References; Chapter 3 Gas Phase Chemistry; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Cross Sections and Rate Coefficients for Binary Collisions; 3.1.2 Differential Scattering and Crossed Beam Experiments

3.1.3 Low-Energy Collisions in Merged Beams and Integral Cross Sections3.1.4 Low-Temperature Collisions in Beams and Traps, Thermal Rate Coefficients; 3.1.4.1 Selected Ion Flow Tubes; 3.1.4.2 Laval Nozzle Expansions; 3.1.4.3 Trap Experiments; Acknowledgment; 3.2 Dissociative Recombination; 3.2.1 Principle and Main Occurrence; 3.2.1.1 Mechanisms of Dissociative Recombination; 3.2.1.2 Dissociative Recombination in Astronomical Environments; 3.2.2 Methods of Laboratory Study; 3.2.2.1 Multicollisional Swarm Methods; 3.2.2.2 Single-Collision Beam Methods

3.2.3 Recent Laboratory Results and their Impact on Molecular Astrophysics

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 31, 2015).

ISBN:

9783527653157

3527653155

9783527653133

3527653139

9783527653164

3527653163

OCLC:

898768999