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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.
Author(s): Ewine F. van Dishoeck
63 Pages 
This educational note coming out of MIT is a resource that gives an in-depth overview on astrochemistry, focusing primarily on the topic of spectral lines and their significance in understanding cosmic entities. The topics included are as follows: Radio Telescope Mechanics Emission/Absorption of Spectral Lines Detection of Stars Detection of Planets Detection of Galaxies. This paper will try to help students acquire more significant knowledge in space science: the processes of chemistry and the principles upon which astronomy observations are based.
Author(s): MIT
NA Pages
Astrochemistry The Cradle of Life
Professor Nigel Mason discusses in his paper the chemical origins of life, covering the synthesis of nucleobases and DNA. Included in this also are the historical experiments, such as Urey-Miller, and examines the chemistry of prebiotic types in conditions similar to those prevailing on early Earth. This note covers important results with regard to the question of life on Mars: investigations about meteorites from Mars and ozone formation and depletion. It is an interesting overview of astrochemical processes that could well have led to the origin of life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe, founded on a blend of experimental data and theoretical insights.
Author(s): Professor Nigel Mason
99 Pages