ASTROCHEMISTRY: From Laboratory Studies to Astronomical Observations

Astochemistry - From Laboratory Studies to Astronomical Observations

Ralf I. Kaiser, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Chemistry, Honolulu, HI, USA ; Peter Bernath, University of Waterloo, Department of Chemistry, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ; Yoshihiro Osamura, Rikkyo University, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan ; Simon Petrie, Australian National University, Department of Chemistry, Canberra, ACT, Australia ; Alexander M. Mebel, Florida International University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami, FL, USA

Conference Location and Date: Honolulu, Hawaii, 18-20 December 2005

Subseries: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Published September 2006; ISBN 978-0-7354-0351-2 One Volume, Print; 332 pages; 8.5 X 11 inches, single column; Softcover; $152.00

Readership: Scientists and researchers interested in astrochemistry (physical chemists), astrochemical modeling (physicists/astronomers), theoretical astrochemistry (theoretical and computational chemists), and observational astrochemistry (astronomers).

The physical and chemical processes leading to the formation of molecules in the interstellar medium, as well as in solar system planetary and satellite atmospheres, has fascinated scientists for many years. This conference set out to shed light on the basic question "How are these molecules actually formed in these extraterrestrial environments?" Topics included are: Gas phase laboratory experiments; solid state laboratory experiments; observations and spectroscopy, as well as modeling and theory.

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