Millimeter-Wave Astronomy: Molecular Chemistry & Physics in Space: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, cartea 241

I. Introduction.- A Brief Overview of Millimeter-Wave Astronomy.- II. Solar System.- Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy in the Solar System.- III. Molecular Clouds and Star Formation in the Galaxy.- Molecular Clouds and Massive Star Formation in the Galactic Disk.- Probing Molecular Clouds — Their Density and Structure.- Interstellar Cloud Structure, Fragmentation, and Protostar Formation.- Polarimetry and Magnetic Fields.- Masers.- Energy Budget and the Virial Theorem in Interstellar Clouds.- Turbulence in Molecular Clouds.- Shocks and PDRs.- Low Mass Star Formation.- New Protostellar Collapse Candidates: An HCO+ Survey of the Class 0 Sources.- 1.3mm Dust Continuum Observations of X-ray Selected T Tauri Stars in Ophiuchus.- The Excitation of Molecular Hydrogen in XDRs.- High Density H2-HII Interfaces in Orion.- IV. Beyond The Galaxy.- External Galaxies 1. CO Observations of Galaxies.- External Galaxies 2. Other Molecular Lines, Recombination Lines, and Continuum.- Cosmic Microwave Background.- Extragalactic and Galactic Submillimetric Emission.- V. Chemistry and Molecular Structure.- I. Molecules in Space and Molecular Spectroscopy.- Chemical Processes in Interstellar Space.- Models of Interstellar Chemistry.- Interstellar CH+ — An Outstanding Enigma.- On the Calculation of Rotational Constants of Interstellar Molecules.- V. Instrumentation For MM/Submm Astronomy.- Some Radio Telescope Considerations in Millimeter and Submillimeter Radio Astronomy.- Millimeter Wave Heterodyne Receivers and Focal Plane Arrays.- Spectrometers for Radio Telescopes.- Millimeter Wave Bolometers.