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Astrochemistry Books

This section contains free e-books and guides on Astrochemistry, some of the resources in this section can be viewed online and some of them can be downloaded.

Astrochemistry by Merel vant Hoffs

This note explains the following topics: Molecular clouds, Composition clouds, Radiative association, Photodissociation, Dissociative recombination, Ion-molecule reactions, Photochemistry of ices, Chemistry In The Early Universe, Chemistry In Quiescent Clouds, Diffuse and Translucent Clouds, Photon-Dominated Regions, Chemistry In Shocked Regions, Dark Cloud Chemistry, Chemistry In Star-forming Regions.

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Astrochemistry by MIT

This note covers the following topics: Spectral lines, Absorption or Emission lines, Radio Telescopes, Detection, Sun and Moon, Planets, Stars, Comets, Globular Clusters, Galaxies, Radio Telescope Basics, The Amazing Spectral Line, Mechanisms of Radio Wave Emission, Masers, Matter, Chemicals in Space, Ionosphere, Auroras, The Ionosphere as Plasma.

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Atmospheric Chemistry Graduate Course

After reading this note, you should have a working knowledge of the principles of atmospheric chemistry and some in-depth knowledge on some areas of current interest. Topics covered includes: Introduction to the Atmosphere, Global Circulation, Chemical Transport, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry, Kinetics, Inorganic nitrogen chemistry, Acid Deposition, Aerosols, Cloud and Fog Chemistry, Stratospheric Chemistry.

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Atmospheric Chemistry Lecture Notes by Prof. Jesse Kroll

This note provides a detailed overview of the chemical transformations that control the abundances of key trace species in the Earth's atmosphere. It particularly Emphasizes the effects of human activity on air quality and climate.Major topics covered includes: photochemistry, kinetics, and thermodynamics important to the chemistry of the atmosphere; stratospheric ozone depletion; oxidation chemistry of the troposphere; photochemical smog; aerosol chemistry; and sources and sinks of greenhouse gases and other climate forcers.

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Astrochemistry The Cradle of Life

This note covers the following topics: Chemical origins of life Chemical origins of life, Nucleobases, Building DNA, The UREY MILLER Experiment, Experiments at Synchrotron Facilities , Electron Induced Chemistry, Formation of ammonium carbamate, In a prebiotic prebiotic soup, Cyanobacteria Cyanobacteria , Life on Mars, Martian Meteorites, Radial velocity and Doppler method, The future imaging the planet, Ozone formation, Ozone Depletion Studies in the Ozone Depletion Studies in the Ultra -Violet, Monoterpenes , The citrus smell.

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Interstellar Medium Notes

This note explains the following topics: Discovery and history of the ISM, Radiation transfer and interstellar absorption lines, Photoionization of hydrogen, HII regions, Thermal properties of HII regions, forbidden lines, Optical properties of interstellar dust, Composition and thermal properties of dust, Ionized Phases, Cosmic rays and magnetic fields, Tracing HI, Neutral phases and theory of phases, DENSE ISM, Molecular spectroscopy, H and CO Molecular ions and fractionation, Catchup: Supernovae - JRG, Photon Dominated Regions, CO observations of molecular clouds, Physical properties of molecular clouds, Distribution of the molecular Mas, Stability of molecular clouds, Magnetic fields and core stability and collapse, Low-Mass young stellar objects, Quasar absorption lines.

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Astrochemistry by Floris van der Tak

Astrochemistry is the study of molecular processes in space, with strong links to astrophysics and astrobiology. This note teaches the concepts necessary to understand astrochemistry: gas-phase and grain surface reactions, and the importance of various chemical processes under different astrophysical conditions.

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Astrochemistry with ALMA school

This note covers the following topics: radioastronomy, Interstellar medium and chemistry, Molecular astrophysics, Star formation, Interferometry, Pre-stellar cores, Hot cores or corinos, Dust in disks, Evolved stars, Cosmic rays chemistry, Gas in disks, Cosmic rays chemistry, Comets and Planet formation.

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Astrochemistry the issue of molecular complexity in astrophysical environments

This paper aims at summarizing most of present ideas that are explored by astrochemists to investigate the chemistry taking place in various astronomical environments, with emphasis on the particular conditions which are met in space. Topics covered includes: Astrochemistry in the context of modern sciences, The bottom-up approach, Gas-phase processe, The top-down approach and Biomolecules.

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Modern Concepts in Laboratory Astrochemistry from Molecules, through Nanoparticles to Grains

This note covers the following topics: The role of laboratory astrochemistry, Modeling and Observations, Gas Phase Collisions, Surface Chemistry, Photodissociation and shock chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy, Dust and Nanoparticle Spectroscopy, Formation of Nanoparticles and Solids.

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Astrochemistry Basic processes (PDF 63P)

This note covers the following topics: What is astrochemistry, Composition clouds, Interstellar grains, Cold dense clouds, Identified interstellar molecules, Diversity of molecules, Negative ions, Importance of molecules, Basic molecular processes, Radiative association, Associative detachment, H+ route, H- route, H2 chemistry, Sensitivity to cosmological parameters, Photodissociation, Dissociative recombination, Storage ring experiments, Ion-molecule reactions, Classical capture theory, Ion-molecule processes, Neutral-neutral reactions and Pure gas-phase models.

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Astrochemistry with Alma

This note covers the following topics: Introduction to radioastronomy, interstellar medium and chemistry, molecular astrophysics, star formation, pre-stellar cores, hot cores/corinos, dust in disks, evolved stars, cosmic rays chemistry , gas in disks, cosmic rays ,comets , planet formation.

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