NDLI: Spectroscopy Between the Stars

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Author	Winnewisser, G. Kramer, C.
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	The emission and absorption spectra of interstellar molecules are reviewed with special consideration of recent observational and technical advances in the shorter submillimeter wave region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Single-dish observations have contributed in the past probably most of the information about the structure of interstellar molecular clouds.At present about 120 interstellar molecules have been identified in interstellar clouds and circumstellar envelopes, evidence of a rich and diversified chemistry. CO, the most abundant interstellar molecule and other diatomic molecules and radicals are found throughout molecular clouds, whereas the more complex molecules are found in high-density cores, which are often the sites of active star formation. These locations represent prime targets for the search for larger molecules, such as glycine. The ignition of young stars is accompanied by strong heating of the surrounding material by radiation and/or shocks, leading to photoevaporation of molecules depleted on dust grains driving a "hot core" chemistry, traceable by its rich organic chemistry and its prevailing high excitation conditions (up to about 2000 cm$^{-1}$).However, in the list of detected interstellar molecules many simple hydrides are still missing, e.g. SH, PH, PH$_{2}$, etc., which constitute the building blocks for larger molecules. With the technological opening of the terahertz region (ν ∼1 THz corresponds to λ ∼0.3 mm) to both laboratory and interstellar spectroscopy, great scientific advances are to be expected. Amongst these will be the direct detection of the lowest rotational transitions of the light hydrides, the low energy bending vibrations of larger (linear) molecules, and possibly the ring-puckering motion of larger ring molecules such as the polycyclic (multiring) aromatic hydrocarbons.
Starting Page	181
Ending Page	202
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00386308
Journal	Space Science Reviews
Volume Number	90
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15729672
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	1999-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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