Proceedings Of The Dalgarno Celebratory Symposium : Contributions To Atomic, Molecular, And Optical Physics, Astrophysics, And Atmospheric Physics.

This unique volume is a compendium of scientific contributions inspired by the work of Alex Dalgarno in the fields of atomic, molecular, and optical physics, astrophysics, astrochemistry, and atmospheric physics. The book should be of particular value to the practitioners in these fields. Sample Cha...

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Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	World Scientific 2009.
Subjects:	Astrophysics > Congresses. Molecular astrophysics > Congresses. Atmospheric physics > Congresses. Cosmochemistry > Congresses. Astrophysics Atmospheric physics Cosmochemistry Molecular astrophysics Conference papers and proceedings
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CONTENTS
Preface
Session I: Calculations of Atomic and Molecular Properties
The Transition from Mathematician to Astrophysicist M.R. Flannery
1. Some Distinct Landmarks
2. The Modus Operandi
3. The Result of the Transition
4. The Beginning and End of the Transition
References
Calculations of Atomic and Molecular Properties G.W.F. Drake
1. Introduction
2. Dipole Response Theory: Basic Ideas
3. Pseudospectral Theory
4. Sample Pseudostate Calculation for Hydrogen
5. Relationship of 945;(969;) to Other Atomic Properties
6. Applications and Results
7. Applications to the Study of Light Halo Nuclei
8. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
An Elastic Approximation for Spin Flipping Transitions in Collisions of Hydrogen Atoms B. Zygelman
1. Introduction
2. Multichannel Theory
3. Summary, Conclusion and Personal Reflections
Acknowledgments
References
Matrix Element Sums Evaluated via Differential Equations in Calculations of Atomic and Molecular Properties Michael Jamieson
1. Introduction
2. The Di.erential Equation Method
3. Applications
4. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Linear Response Time Dependent Density Functional Theory for Dispersion Coefficients Between Atomic Pairs Xi Chu and G.C. Groenenboom
1. Introduction
2. Perturbation Theory for Dispersion Interactions
3. TDDFT Calculation of Dynamic Polarizabilities
4. Numerical Method
5. Exchange-Correlation Functionals
6. Isotropic C6 Coefficients
Acknowledgment
References
Session II: Astrochemistry
Some Thoughts on Interstellar Chemistry William Klemperer
References
Astrochemistry: Building on Dalgarnos Legacy Ewine F. van Dishoeck
1. Introduction
2. Diffuse Cloud Chemistry
3. H2 Excitation and Chemistry
4. Cold Molecular Cores
5. Warm and Dense Molecular Clouds
6. Chemistry in Star- and Planet-Forming Regions
7. Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Atomic and Molecular Probes for Astronomical Environments Stephen H. Lepp
1. Introduction
2. Cosmic Background Radiation
3. Deuterated Fractionation
4. OH Chemistry
5. Supernova 1987A
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
H- Photodetachment in Atomic Physics and Astrophysics P.C. Stancil, S. Miyake, H.R. Sadeghpour, B.M. McLaughlin, and R.C. Forrey
1. Introduction
2. H- in Astrophysics
3. H- in Atomic Physics
4. Summary
Acknowledgments
References
Astrochemistry: An Unfinished Symphony John H. Black
1. Introduction
2. First Movement: A Testable Prediction of Astrochemistry
3. Spectroscopic Signatures of Processes in Shocks
4. Atomic and Molecular Processes in Cosmology
5. Perspective
References
Session III: Interstellar Medium and Molecular Astrophysics
Still More Thoughts on Interstellar Chemistry Patrick Thaddeus
How Interstellar Chemistry (and Astrochemistry More Generally) Became Useful T.W. Hartquist, S. van Loo, and S.A.E.G. Falle
1. Introduction (by T.W. Hartquist)
2. Alexs Work on Diagnostics
3. Others Work on Diagnostics
4. Alexs Work on Chemical and Quantum Control
5. Others Work on Chemical and Quan.

Proceedings Of The Dalgarno Celebratory Symposium : Contributions To Atomic, Molecular, And Optical Physics, Astrophysics, And Atmospheric Physics.

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