| Preface | |
| The Organising Committee | |
| List of Participants | |
| Programme of the Astrochemistry Symposium | |
| Astrochemistry of Cosmic Phenomena | p. 1 |
| Introduction | |
| Chemical reactions in Astrochemistry | p. 7 |
| Neutral-Neutral Reactions: A new CRESU Study | p. 13 |
| ISO and Laboratory Astrophysics | p. 15 |
| Electrostatic Fragmentation of Dust Particles in Laboratory | p. 17 |
| Astrochemistry Library with Artificial Intelligence for Quality Control | p. 19 |
| Contribution of PAHs to the Interstellar Extinction Curve | p. 21 |
| Cumulene Carbenes in Space and in the Laboratory | p. 23 |
| UV-Visible and Near IR Absorption Characteristics of Interstellar PAHS. [actual symbol not reproducible] | p. 25 |
| Infrared Spectroscopy of Interstellar and Solar System Ice Analogs: Measurement of Optical Constants | p. 27 |
| Formation of Organic Molecules by Formaldehyde Reactions in Astrophysical Ices at Very Low Temperatures | p. 29 |
| Computational Chemistry Approach to Space Chemistry | p. 31 |
| Metamorphism of Cosmic Dust: Diagnostic Infrared Signatures | p. 39 |
| Positronium in Astrophysical Condition | p. 41 |
| Astrophysical Problems Involving Carbon Re-appraised | p. 47 |
| Advancement of Photoionization and Photodissociation Rates Relevant to Astrochemistry | p. 55 |
| Grain Spectroscopy | p. 65 |
| Chemistry in the Early Universe | p. 73 |
| Primordial Molecular Hydrogen Production and the Formation of Population III Objects | p. 83 |
| Deuterium in the Diffuse | p. 85 |
| The D/H Ratio in Molecular Clouds | p. 91 |
| Deuterium in the Solar System | p. 97 |
| H[subscript 2] Emission from External Galaxies | p. 103 |
| Interstellar Polarization in the Small Magellanic Cloud | p. 109 |
| Molecular Abundances in Extragalactic Sources | p. 111 |
| A 158 [mu]m [CII] Map of NGC 6946: Detection in Extragalactic Atomic and Ionized Gas | p. 117 |
| Molecule Formation in External Galaxies | p. 121 |
| Observations of Diffuse and Translucent Clouds | p. 127 |
| The Interstellar C-H Stretching Band Near 3.4 [mu]m: Constraints on the Composition of Organic Material in the Diffuse ISM | p. 133 |
| Search for the 4430 ADIB in the Spectrum of Coronene | p. 135 |
| Theoretical Modelling of the Infrared Fluorescence by Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | p. 137 |
| Are Carbon Clusters the Cause of Interstellar Diffuse Bands? | p. 139 |
| Diffuse, Translucent and High-Latitude Clouds: Theoretical Considerations | p. 143 |
| Abundance of CH[superscript +] in Translucent Molecular Clouds: Problems for Shock Models? | p. 153 |
| Chemical Effects of Shear Alfven Waves in Molecular Clouds | p. 155 |
| Interpretation of the Level Population Distribution of Highly Rotationally Excited H[subscript 2] Molecules in Diffuse Clouds | p. 157 |
| The Structure of Quiescent Clouds | p. 159 |
| Abundance of DCO[superscript +] in Nearby Molecular Clouds | p. 169 |
| Molecular Abundance Variations Among and Within Cold, Dark Molecular Clouds | p. 171 |
| Results From a Three Position Spectral Scan in the Sgr B2 Molecular Cloud Core | p. 179 |
| What Species Remain to be Seen? | p. 181 |
| Observations of HNO | p. 187 |
| On the Possible Detection of Solid O[subscript 2] in Interstellar Grains | p. 189 |
| Interstellar H[subscript 3]O[superscript +] | p. 191 |
| Carbon Isotopic Chemistry | p. 193 |
| Chemical Models of Active Regions | p. 199 |
| Evolutionary Models of Interstellar Chemistry | p. 205 |
| The Formation of Deuterated Molecules in Dense Clouds | p. 211 |
| Molecular Line Studies of Dense Core Motions | p. 217 |
| Molecular Abundances in the Sgr A Molecular Clouds | p. 223 |
| Molecular Line Observations Towards W58 and GL490 | p. 225 |
| Nitrogen Sulfide (NS) in Star Forming Regions | p. 227 |
| Radiation Transfer and Photochemical Effects in Inhomogeneous Dense Clouds | p. 231 |
| Observations of Shocked Regions | p. 237 |
| H[subscript 2]O Maser Pumping by Shock Waves | p. 245 |
| The C:O Ratio in Dark Clouds with Cyclic Star Formation | p. 249 |
| Hot Cores and Cold Grains | p. 251 |
| The Environment of High-Mass Young Stellar Objects | p. 259 |
| Infrared Molecular Spectroscopy of Orion | p. 265 |
| Chemical Gradients in the Orion Molecular Cloud | p. 271 |
| The Polarized Water Maser in Orion | p. 275 |
| OH Masers in Outflow Regions | p. 277 |
| Abundances of Refractory Elements in the Orion Nebula | p. 281 |
| Panel Discussion: The CO/H[subscript 2] Abundance Ratio | p. 285 |
| Observations of Atomic Gas in Photodissociation Regions | p. 297 |
| Observations of CII, CI and CO in Interface Regions | p. 303 |
| CH[superscript +] in Shocks, Cloud-Intercloud Interfaces, and Dense Photodissociation Regions | p. 309 |
| Warm Molecular Clouds | p. 311 |
| Hot Core Chemistry: Gas Phase Molecule Formation in situ | p. 317 |
| The Physical and Chemical Structure of Warm, Dense Regions:IC 63 and IC 443 | p. 319 |
| Preliminary Observations of the Galaxy with a [actual symbol not reproducible] Beam by the Cosmic Background Explorer(COBE) | p. 321 |
| Chemical Composition Variations in the Galaxy | p. 327 |
| The Chemistry of Photon-Dominated Regions | p. 329 |
| Near Infrared Emission of Neutral Carbon from Photon-Dominated Regions | p. 333 |
| Observations of Water and Molecular Oxygen in the Interstellar Gas | p. 335 |
| Methanol Masers in W3(OH) | p. 341 |
| VLBI Observations of Amonia(9,6) Masers | p. 345 |
| A Model for the Maser Source NGC 7538 IRS 1 | p. 347 |
| Results of the Monitoring of a Very Strong Water Maser Event in W49N | p. 349 |
| H Atom Observations in Near-Stellar Environments | p. 351 |
| Infall in Collapsing Protostars | p. 357 |
| Carbon to Helium Ratio in the Wind of Central Stars of Planetary Nebulae with WC Spectrum | p. 359 |
| Chemical Composition of a Southern Planetary Nebulae Sample | p. 361 |
| Chemistry in Protoplanetary Nebulae | p. 363 |
| Molecules in Novae and Supernovae | p. 365 |
| Silicon Monoxide in Supernova SN1987A | p. 371 |
| Molecular Studies of Herbig-Haro Objects | p. 373 |
| Molecules in Stellar Winds | p. 379 |
| Excited Hydrogen Chemistry in Protostellar Outflows | p. 387 |
| Molecules in the Envelopes of Late-Type-Stars | p. 389 |
| Lithium Abundance and Spacial Distribution of T Tauri Stars | p. 395 |
| Sub-Millimetre Observations of SiCC in IRC 10216 | p. 399 |
| A Molecular Line Survey of Carbon Star IRAS 15194-5115 | p. 401 |
| Carbon Stars with Oxygen-Rich Circumstellar Envelopes | p. 403 |
| G305.8-0.2 : A Young Object with a Dust and Gas Envelope | p. 405 |
| Bipolar Outflow and Turbulence in Molecular Clouds Due to Protostellar Alfven Waves | p. 407 |
| Spectral Synthesis of Cool Components of Symbiotic Stars | p. 409 |
| Radioactive Isotope [superscript 26]Al in the Interstellar Matter(Resulting From a Mass Loss by AGB Stars) | p. 411 |
| Are Molecules Responsible for Origin of Cold Giants Mass Loss? | p. 413 |
| Cometary Chemistry | p. 415 |
| Cometary Origin of Carbon and Water on the Terrestrial Planets | p. 421 |
| Interstellar and Meteoritic Organic Matter at 3.4 [mu]m | p. 423 |
| Diamagnetic Abundance Differentiation in the Solar System | p. 425 |
| Cometary Molecules | p. 427 |
| Laboratory Studies of Planetary Molecules and Ices: The Case of IO | p. 435 |
| Type II Clathrate Hydrate Formation in Cometary Ice Analogs in Vacuo | p. 437 |
| Observations of Parent Molecules in Comets at Radio Wavelengths: HCN,H[subscript 2]S,H[subscript 2]CO and CH[subscript 3]OH(CP) | p. 439 |
| Radio Interferometric Observations of Cometary Molecules | p. 441 |
| Gas Production Rates in Comets | p. 443 |
| Mass Loss Rates of Three Comets | p. 447 |
| A Model of P/Temple 2 With Dust and Detailed Chemistry | p. 449 |
| Solar System - Interstellar Medium A Chemical Memory of the Origins | p. 451 |
| Formation of Comets: Constraints From the Abundance of Hydrogen Sulfide and Other Sulfur Species | p. 459 |
| A Diagnostic Spectral Indicator of the Exposure Age of an Asteroidal Surface | p. 461 |
| Summary | p. 463 |
| The Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate | p. 471 |
| Dense Knots in High Latitude Molecular Clouds | p. 477 |
| Source Index | p. 483 |
| Index of Chemical Species | p. 489 |
| Subject Index | p. 497 |
| Author Index | p. 505 |
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