Atomic and Molecular Data for Space Astronomy : Needs, Analysis, and Availabilty / edited by Peter L. Smith, Wolfgang L. Wiese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Astronomical Union. General Assembly

Contributor:

Smith, Peter L., Editor.

Wiese, W. L., Editor.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Physics, 0075-8450 ; 407

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Observations.

Astronomy.

Astronomy—Observations.

Astrophysics.

Atoms.

Physics.

Geophysics.

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.

Geophysics/Geodesy.

Local Subjects:

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.

Geophysics/Geodesy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VII, 160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 1992.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a very useful reference book for working astronomers and astrophysicists. Forming the proceedings of a recent IAU meeting where the availability and the needs of atomic and molecular data were discussed, the papers published here discuss existing and planned instruments for astronomical spectroscopy from earth-orbiting satellites. In particular, the atomic and molecular parameters that are, or will be, needed for analysis of the data obtained by these instruments are considered. A number of significant shortcomings in the available databases are identified. The needs highlighted will be of interest to laboratory astrophysicists, both experimentalists and theorists, who canproduce the data required. A second group of papers provides a current inventory of atomic and molecular data compilations.

Contents:

Atomic and molecular data for space astronomy: Needs and availability

The hubble space telescope — Scientific problems and laboratory data needs

Atomic data needed for far ultraviolet astronomy with HUT and FUSE

Atomic data needed for analysis of EUV and X-Ray spectra

Atomic and molecular data for observations of the interstellar medium with the hubble space telescope

Atomic and molecular data needed for analysis of infrared spectra from ISO and SIRTF

Atomic data from the opacity project

Sources of atomic spectroscopic data for astrophysics

Summary of current molecular databases.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-387-34830-1