Formation and Evolution of Solids in Space

by J. Mayo Greenberg (Editor), Aigen Li (Editor)

Overview

Interstellar dust, meteorites, interplanetary dust particles (IDP's), the zodiacal light, comets, comet dust. Where do they come from, what are they made of, how do they evolve, and finally, are there connections between them? These are the questions discussed in this volume by some of the world's outstanding experts in their respective fields. The techniques used for studying the ‘small' solid objects of space are thoroughly discussed. Some of the methods involve a synthetic approach using the laboratory to create analog environments and materials which are believed to resemble those in space. Others use direct laboratory methods with state-of-the-art analytical tools to study the material of the objects themselves - meteorites, IDP'S. And others apply the latest in astronomical facilities to provide quantitative data on the material properties of the solids which can only be deduced from remote observations, These are compared with the laboratory results. In one instance there was a possibility to study a solar system body in situ and that was the case of comet Halley and some of the results of these studies obtained from space ‘laboratories' launched to meet it are discussed here. Finally, there are theoretical papers which are aimed at bridging the results of observational and laboratory methods.
This book is recommended to senior scientists as well as graduate students who wish to pursue research in interstellar and solar system astronomy and their connections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792354741
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/31/1998
Series:	NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series , #523
Pages:	612
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.31(d)

Table of Contents

Preface
Observational Constraints on Interstellar Dust Composition; T.P. Snow
The Nature and Evolution of Interstellar Organics; J.E. Chiar, Y.J. Pendleton
Tracking the Organic Refractory Component of Interstellar Dust; J.M. Greenberg
MID Infrared Spectropolarimetry and the Composition of Cosmic Dust; C.M. Wright, et al.
Method of Regularization and Models of Interstellar Dust; V.G. Zubko
Models and Observations of Gas-Grain Interactions in Star-Forming Regions; E.F. van Dishoeck
The Organic Chemistry of TMC-1 Revisited; S.B. Charnley
Molecular Gas Phase Counterparts to Solid State Grain Mantle Features: Implications for Gas/Grain Chemistry; E. Dartois, et al.
Diffuse Interstellar Bands - The 75th Anniversary; J. Krelowski
Observational Constraints on the Carriers of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBs); J. Cami, et al.
Laboratory Simulation of Processes in Interstellar Ices; W.A. Schutte
Cosmic Dust and Laboratory Simulation: Wishes, Results and Open Problems; L. Colangeli, et al.
Stardust Mineralogy: The Laboratory Approach; J. Dorschner
Infrared Spectroscopy of Cosmic Dust Analogues at Low Temperatures; H. Mutschke, Th. Henning
Matrix Isolation of Amorphous Carbon Grains in Boron-Oxide Glass: Far UV Spectroscopy; M.S. Robinson, et al.
Matrix-Isolated Nano-Sized Soot Grains and Their Relation to Solid Carbon in Space; M. Schnaiter, et al.
Temperature Dependence of the FIR Absorption Coefficient for Carbon and Silicate Grains; J.R. Brucato, et al.
Morphology, Composition and MIR-FIR Spectroscopy of SIlicates ofAstrophysical Interest; G. Ferrini, et al.
IR Reflectance Spectroscopy of Martian Analogues; F. Esposito, et al.
Properties of Dust Producing Stars; H.J. Habing
Dust Formation in Supernovae; P.-O. Lagage
The Destruction of Interstellar Dust; A.G.G.M. Tielens
Dust Coagulation and the Structure of Dust Aggregates in Space; C. Dominik
Solids and Volatiles in Comets: From Cometary Nuclei to Cometary Atmospheres; J. Crovisier
In Situ Measurements of Evolved Solids in Space with Emphasis on Cometary Particles; J. Kissel
Interstellar Material in Meteorites; J.F. Kerridge
Interstellar Dust - Evidence from Interplanetary Dust Particles; J.P. Bradley
The Dust around Vega-Like Stars: A Bridge from YSOs to Comets; H.M. Butner, et al.
Accreting Gas and Dust in Pre-Main Sequence Disk Systems; J.L. Sitko, et al.
Observations of Dust and Molecules in the Disks and Envelopes of Young Stellar Objects; M.R. Hogerheijde, et al.
Release Mechanisms of Volatile Molecules in Amorphous H2O Ice; S. Sirono, T. Yamamoto
Scattering by Complex Systems I: Methods; B.Å.S. Gustafson
Scattering by Complex Systems II: Results from Microwave Measurements; B.Å.S. Gustafson, et al.
Dynamical Structure of the Zodiacal Cloud; S.F. Dermott, et al.
List of Contributors
List of Participants
Index

Editorial Reviews

Presents material from a March 1997 course which provided a forum for representatives of diverse fields in astrophysics and astrochemistry to discuss the existence of connections between interstellar and solar system solids. Discussion focuses on sources and evolution of circumstellar dust, interstellar dust, comets, meteorites, and interplanetary dust, in the context of their interrelations. Specific topics include observational constraints on interstellar dust composition, the nature and evolution of interstellar organics, laboratory simulation of processes in interstellar ices, and dust formation in supernovae. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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