Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Spectra and Excitation of Interstellar Molecules
- 3 Astrochemical Processes
- 4 Physical Processes in Different Astronomical Environments
- 5 Molecular Tracers in the Milky Way Galaxy
- 6 Molecular Tracers in External Galaxies
- 7 The Early Universe and the First Galaxies
- 8 Recipes for Molecular Submillimetre Astronomy
- 9 Chemical and Radiative Transfer Models
- 10 Observations: Which Molecule, Which Transition?
- Appendix: Acronyms
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Spectra and Excitation of Interstellar Molecules
- 3 Astrochemical Processes
- 4 Physical Processes in Different Astronomical Environments
- 5 Molecular Tracers in the Milky Way Galaxy
- 6 Molecular Tracers in External Galaxies
- 7 The Early Universe and the First Galaxies
- 8 Recipes for Molecular Submillimetre Astronomy
- 9 Chemical and Radiative Transfer Models
- 10 Observations: Which Molecule, Which Transition?
- Appendix: Acronyms
- Index
Summary
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- Observational Molecular AstronomyExploring the Universe Using Molecular Line Emissions, pp. xv - xviPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013