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Formation and Evolution of Solids in Space

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. J. Mayo Greenberg

    1. Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

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  2. Aigen Li

    1. Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 523)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Observational Constraints on Interstellar Dust Composition

    • Theodore P. Snow
    Pages 1-28

  3. The Nature and Evolution of Interstellar Organics

    • Jean E. Chiar, Yvonne J. Pendleton
    Pages 29-52

  4. Tracking the Organic Refractory Component of Interstellar Dust

    • J. Mayo Greenberg
    Pages 53-75

  5. Mid-Infrared Spectropolarimetry and the Composition of Cosmic Dust

    • C. M. Wright, D. K. Aitken, C. H. Smith, P. F. Roche
    Pages 77-83

  6. Method of Regularization and Models of Interstellar Dust

    • V. G. Zubko
    Pages 85-90

  7. Models and Observations of Gas-Grain Interactions in Star-Forming Regions

    • Ewine F. Van Dishoeck
    Pages 91-121

  8. Modified Models of Gas/Grain Interactions

    • Osama M. Shalabiea, Eric Herbst, Paola Caselli
    Pages 123-130

  9. The Organic Chemistry of TMC-1 Revisited

    • S. B. Charnley
    Pages 131-137

  10. Molecular Gas Phase Counterparts to Solid State Grain Mantle Features

    • E. Dartois, L. D’hendecourt, F. Boulanger, J.-L. Puget, M. Jourdain de Muizon, M. Breitfellner et al.
    Pages 139-145

  11. Diffuse Interstellar Bands — the 75th Anniversary

    • J. KreÅ‚owski
    Pages 147-166

  12. Observational Constraints on the Carriers of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBS)

    • J. Cami, P. Ehrenfreund, B. H. Foing
    Pages 167-176

  13. Laboratory Simulation of Processes in Interstellar Ices

    • W. A. Schutte
    Pages 177-201

  14. Cosmic Dust and Laboratory Simulation: Wishes, Results and Open Problems

    • L. Colangeli, V. Mennella, P. Palumbo, A. Rotundi
    Pages 203-228

  15. Stardust Mineralogy

    • Johann Dorschner
    Pages 229-264

  16. Infrared Spectroscopy of Cosmic Dust Analogues at Low Temperatures

    • H. Mutschke, Th. Henning
    Pages 265-272

  17. Matrix Isolation of Amorphous Carbon Grains in Boron-Oxide Glass

    • M. S. Robinson, L. Colangeli, V. Mennella, E. Bussoletti, A. Rotundi
    Pages 273-279

  18. Matrix-Isolated Nano-Sized Soot Grains and Their Relation to Solid Carbon in Space

    • M. Schnaiter, H. Mutschke, J. Dorschner, Th. Henning
    Pages 281-289

  19. Temperature Dependence of the Fir Absorption Coefficient for Carbon and Silicate Grains

    • J. R. Brucato, V. Mennella, L. Colangeli, E. Bussoletti
    Pages 291-296

  20. Morphology, Composition and Mir-Fir Spectroscopy of Silicates of Astrophysical Interest

    • G. Ferrini, A. Rotundi, L. Colangeli, V. Mennella
    Pages 297-303
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Interstellar dust, meteorites, interplanetary dust particles (IDP's), the zodiacal light, comets, comet dust. Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they evolve, and finally, are there connections between them? These are the questions discussed in this volume by some of the world's outstanding experts in their respective fields. The techniques used for studying the `small' solid objects of space are thoroughly discussed. Some of the methods involve a synthetic approach using the laboratory to create analog environments and materials which are believed to resemble those in space. Others use direct laboratory methods with state-of-the-art analytical tools to study the material of the objects themselves - meteorites, IDP'S. And others apply the latest in astronomical facilities to provide quantitative data on the material properties of the solids which can only be deduced from remote observations, These are compared with the laboratory results. In one instance there was a possibility to study a solar system body in situ and that was the case of comet Halley and some of the results of these studies obtained from space `laboratories' launched to meet it are discussed here. Finally, there are theoretical papers which are aimed at bridging the results of observational and laboratory methods.
This book is recommended to senior scientists as well as graduate students who wish to pursue research in interstellar and solar system astronomy and their connections.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. Mayo Greenberg, Aigen Li

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