Molecular Collisions in the Interstellar Medium

Klappentext A comprehensive second edition for researchers in the interstellar medium and physical chemists in collision theory. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive manual for studying the collisional and radiative processes observed in the interstellar medium! this second edition was thoroughly updated. This book will be ideal for researchers involved in the interstellar medium and star formation! and physical chemists specializing in collision theory and the measurement of collision rates. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Interstellar molecules; 2. Interstellar shocks and chemistry; 3. The primordial gas; 4. The rotational excitation of molecules; 5. The vibrational excitation of linear molecules; 6. The excitation of fine structure transitions; 7. Radiative transfer in molecular lines; 8. Charge transfer processes; 9. Electron collisions; 10. Photon collisions; Appendix 1. The atomic system of units; Appendix 2. Reaction rate coefficients; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: David Flower, David (University of Durham) Flower
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107407770
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40777-0
• No. of pages: 196
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous