Overview
- Draws on fundamental physics and chemistry to furnish an overview of the exotic and complex chemistry occurring in star-forming clouds
- Provides a basic understanding of astrochemistry, helping readers to better interpret data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), the first global telescope
- Describes chemical evolution from interstellar clouds to planetary systems, in contrast to the conventional approach of studying pre-solar materials in the solar system
Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This important book describes the basic principles of astrochemistry—an interdisciplinary field combining astronomy, physics, and chemistry—with particular emphasis on its physical and chemical background. Chemical processes in diffuse clouds, dense quiescent molecular clouds, star-forming regions, and protoplanetary disks are discussed. A brief introduction to molecular spectroscopy and observational techniques is also presented. These contents provide astronomers with a comprehensive understanding of how interstellar matter is evolved and brought into stars and planets, which is ultimately related to the origin of the solar system. The subject matter will also be understandable and useful for physical chemists who are interested in exotic chemical processes occurring in extreme physical conditions. The book is a valuable resource for all researchers beginning at the graduate level.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Division of Physics
The University of Tokyo
-ALMA Annual External Review Committee
-Stealing Committee for National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
-SOC Chair for International Symposium “30 years of Nobeyama Radio Observatory”
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Astrochemistry
Book Subtitle: Chemical Evolution from Interstellar Clouds to Star and Planet Formation
Authors: Satoshi Yamamoto
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54171-4
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54170-7Published: 20 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56625-0Published: 13 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54171-4Published: 13 February 2017
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 286
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 53 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Physical Chemistry, Planetology