Laboratory astrophysics. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Guillermo M. Muñoz Caro, Rafael Escribano, editors.
• Editors: Muñoz Caro, Guillermo Manuel, 1971-; Escribano, Rafael
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Synopsis; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Introduction; 1 Dust and Ice in the Interstellar Medium; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Importance of Dust in Space; 1.2.1 Silicate Dust; 1.2.2 Carbonaceous Dust; 1.3 Ice Mantles; 1.3.1 Ice Processes; 1.3.2 COMs Made by Ice Irradiation; 1.4 Presence of Organics Made from UV-photoprocessing of Ice in Small Solar System Bodies; 1.5 The Delivery of Exogenous Organic Matter and the Origin of Life on Earth; References; 2 Icy Grains in the Solar System: Cometary and Asteroidal Environments; 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Equilibrium Temperature of Icy Grains2.3 Size Loss Rate of Pure and Dirty Water Ice Particles in Space; 2.4 Application to Icy Grains Ejected from Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko; 2.5 Conclusions; References; 3 Introduction to Spectroscopy and Astronomical Observations; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Electromagnetic Radiation; 3.2.1 Quantum Description; 3.2.2 Spectral Regions; 3.3 Lambert-Beer's Law; 3.3.1 Einstein's Coefficients; 3.3.2 Lambert-Beer's Law; 3.4 IR Spectroscopy of Solids; 3.5 Astronomical Observations; 3.5.1 Gas Phase; 3.5.2 Solids; 3.6 Summary Appendix: Units and Conversion FactorsReferences; Electromagnetic Radiation, Quantum Mechanics:; Spectroscopy:; Solid State:; Theoretical Calculations:; SIESTA:; CASTEP:; Units and Conversion Factors:; Radioastronomy:; Specific References:; Part II Ice Properties; 4 Density of Ices of Astrophysical Interest; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Density; 4.2.1 Relevance; 4.2.2 Bulk and Average Density, Avoiding Confusion; 4.2.3 Methods to Determine Density; 4.2.3.1 Bulk Density; 4.2.3.2 Average Density; 4.3 Experimental Methods; 4.3.1 Experimental Setup 4.3.2 Density by Means of Double Laser Interferometry and the QCMB4.4 Results and Discussion; 4.4.1 Density and Refractive Index; 4.4.1.1 Pure Ices; 4.4.1.2 Ice Structure; 4.4.1.3 Ice Mixtures; 4.4.2 Porosity; 4.5 Summary and Conclusions; References; 5 Infrared Optical Constants and Band Strengths of Ices; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Lattice Vibrations and Infrared Absorption; 5.3 The Dielectric Function; 5.3.1 Relation Between the Dielectric Function and the Refractive Index (or Optical Constants); 5.4 Experimental Determination of Infrared Optical Constants; 5.5 Integrated Band Strengths 5.6 Summary and ConclusionsReferences; 6 Quantum Chemical Description of Solids: DFT Approach; 6.1 Quantum Chemical Description of Solids: DFT Approach; References; 7 Monte Carlo Simulations of the Formation and Morphology of Interstellar Ices; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Monte Carlo Simulations; 7.2.1 Structure of the Water Ices; 7.2.2 Structure of the CO Ices; 7.2.3 Accretion; 7.2.4 Diffusion; 7.2.5 Desorption; 7.3 Water Ices; 7.3.1 Porosity Upon Deposition; 7.3.1.1 Experiments; 7.3.1.2 Simulations; 7.3.1.3 Astrophysical Implications; 7.3.2 Thermal Evolution of Porosity; 7.3.2.1 Experiments
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 237 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 523/.02; Physics; Cosmochemistry; Planetology; Spectroscopy; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Molecular Physics; Science -- Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis; Solar system: the Sun & planets; Atomic & molecular physics; Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Astrophysics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319900209
• Related ISBNs: 331990020X; 9783319900193
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 18, 2018).
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