Solid State Astrochemistry

By: Valerio Pirronello (Editor), Jacek Krelowski (Editor), Giulio ManicÃ² (Editor)

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Hardcover | 30 November 2003

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The fundamentals of astrochemistry in the gas phase are relatively well established, in contrast to the special relevance attributed to processes involving interstellar dust grains - the solid component of matter diffused among the stars. This book presents the state of the art in relation to the ways grains interact with gases, the catalytic role played by dust that allows key molecular species (H2 as well as many complex, possibly prebiotic species) to be formed on its surface - which cannot be obtained efficiently by any other mechanisms, and the interaction between solids (dust grains, icy mantles, cometary nuclei, satellites of the giant planets and minor bodies in the Solar system) in space and energetic agents such as UV photons and fast particles. The presence and importance of PAH, which may represent the smallest component of the grains, is considered in relation to possible astrobiological pathways and the ever-present mystery of the ubiquitous presence of Diffuse Interstellar Bands and their carriers.

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Non-Fiction Engineering & Technology Other Technologies & Applied Sciences Space Science Science Physics Applied Physics Astrophysics Astronomy, Space & Time Chemistry Physical Chemistry Solid State Chemistry

Preface	p. vii
The interstellar medium: an overview	p. 1
Important open questions in astrochemistry: how can dust help?	p. 21
In dust we trust: an overview of observations and theories of interstellar dust	p. 37
Cosmic silicates - a review	p. 85
Interstellar chemistry in the gas and on the surfaces of dust particles	p. 105
How to identify diffuse band carriers?	p. 147
Matrix and gas-phase spectroscopic studies of possible DIB carriers	p. 175
Chemical reactions on solid surfaces of astrophysical interest	p. 211
From interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and ice to astrobiology	p. 251
Ice chemistry in space	p. 317
Ion interactions with solids: astrophysical applications	p. 357
Trans-Neptunian Objects	p. 395
Chemical models: where to start from?	p. 417
The chemical evolution of TMC-1	p. 431
The model of chemical composition of Halley dust particles	p. 441
List of participants	p. 447
Index	p. 453
Species Index	p. 461
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