The Physics and Chemistry of Interstellar Molecular Clouds: Proceedings of the 2nd Cologne-Zermatt Symposium Held at Zermatt, Switzerland, 21–24 September 1993

P. Thaddeus, T. M. Dame, S. Digel, D. Puche (auth.), Gisbert Winnewisser, Guido C. Pelz (eds.)3540604820, 9783540604822

The book is an up-to-date, concise presentation of the development of submillimeter-wave and far-infrared astrophysics. The topics range from the large-scale atomic and molecular distribution in the Galaxy and in external galaxies to the frontal properties of molecular clouds and the details of the star-formation process. A chapter on the most recent technical advances in the field illustrates the intimate connection and interplay between scientific advancement and technological capability. The book not only summarizes the advances in the field but also presents important background information, addressing experts and graduate students alike.

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Table of contents :
Three new galactic CO surveys….Pages 2-12
Molecular clouds at the edge of the galaxy: Clouds of FOG….Pages 13-21
Far-infrared [C II] line survey of the galaxy….Pages 22-29
Molecular gas and star formation beyond the optical disk of the galaxy….Pages 30-32
Molecular gas surrounding the galactic center….Pages 33-40
Near-infrared high-resolution imaging of the galactic center….Pages 41-49
Properties of the OMC-2 and OMC-3 cores in orion….Pages 50-51
Vibrationally excited CS in star forming cores-infrared pumping?….Pages 52-53
Millimetre observations of southern translucent clouds….Pages 54-55
Molecular clouds in LMC: Evaluation of physical parameters by means of MM observations….Pages 56-57
The 4D-structure of a dark cloud, B164 under the influence of a bright star, azelfafage….Pages 58-58
Dense molecular gas in ultraluminous and high redshift galaxies….Pages 60-67
Interstellar molecules in the large magellanic cloud….Pages 68-75
Magnetic fields in molecular clouds….Pages 76-81
Mapping magnetic fields in the ISM: Infrared and sub-mm polarimetry….Pages 82-85
The formation of molecular lines in turbulent clouds….Pages 86-89
158 micron [CII] imaging of NGC 891….Pages 90-91
COBE observations of the H II region around IC 1848….Pages 92-93
A survey of the large magellanic cloud in the [C II] 158 micron line….Pages 94-95
Atomic carbon emission from shocked and preshocked gas in the IC 443 supernova remnant….Pages 96-97
Turbulence in interstellar clouds….Pages 100-111
Multiscale structural analysis of perseus….Pages 112-114
Nonlinear waves and solitons in molecular clouds….Pages 115-117
The formation, evolution, and disruption of molecular clouds: The influence of massive stars….Pages 118-119
Molecular absorption in interstellar clouds observed with the plateau de bure interferometer….Pages 120-122
Dynamical modelling of self-gravitating magnetic clouds….Pages 123-124
Kinematics, fragmentation, and heating of molecular streamers in the orion ridge….Pages 125-127
Large-scale submm-CO and FIR [CII] observations of the rosette molecular complex and S140/L1204….Pages 128-129
2-D Monte Carlo models of clumpy interstellar clouds….Pages 130-131
The clumpiness of molecular clouds….Pages 132-133
Large-scale CO-observations of the GMCs orion A and B excitation conditions and fragmentation….Pages 134-135
High spectral resolution CCS ( J N =2 1 −1 0 ) studies of clumps in cold dark cloud cores….Pages 136-137
Photodissociation and rotational excitation of CO and its isotopomers in interstellar clouds….Pages 138-139
The distribution of line wing emission in MBM16….Pages 140-141
Molecular observations of HH34: Does NH 3 accurately trace dense molecular gas near young stars?….Pages 142-143
Low-J-CO-multiline studies of molecular clouds: NGC7538….Pages 144-145
L1780: A cometary globule in disguise of a high-latitude cloud.—CO observations….Pages 146-147
Influence of the photospheric line spectrum on the optical pumping of circumstellar CO….Pages 148-149
Clumping in M17SW….Pages 150-151
Interpretation of CO lines from turbulent molecular clouds….Pages 152-153
CO multi-line survey in the Galactic center….Pages 154-155
The spatial distribution of emission from the unidentified infrared bands….Pages 156-157
The distribution of gas and dust in the ρ oph cloud….Pages 158-159
Millimeter-wave observations of H 2 CO in ρ Oph B1….Pages 160-161
Theoretical models of photodissociation regions (PDRs)….Pages 164-174
Chemistry in dense photon dominated regions….Pages 175-177
Photon dominated regions: Linking observations and theory….Pages 178-185
Observations of 3 P 1 to 3 P 0 Ci emission from molecular clouds and envelopes of evolved stars….Pages 186-194
Carbon monoxide line emission from photon-dominated regions….Pages 195-196
Line emission from spherical UV irradiated clumps….Pages 197-198
Radiative transfer of continuum photons in hierarchical clouds….Pages 199-200
Submm observations of molecular lines in the orion bar: Towards a physical model….Pages 201-202
The PDR IC 63: Observations, physics and chemistry….Pages 203-205
Star formation in bok globules—A 1.3 mm continuum survey….Pages 206-207
Radiation-driven implosion of cometary globules modelling and observations….Pages 208-209
CI emission from the outflow and PDR in S140….Pages 210-211
Large scale observations of [CI] 3 P 1 → 3 P 0 in photon-dominated regions….Pages 212-213
The [C II ] 158 μm line emission from the ρ ophiuchi cloud….Pages 214-215
How stable are the results of simple model calculations of interstellar chemistry?….Pages 218-224
Interstellar hydrides….Pages 225-236
CO chemistry and optical/FIR structure of interstellar cirrus: low density PDRs….Pages 237-239
Around the HCNH + chemistry astrophysical implication….Pages 240-242
About the presence of water in IRAS 10214+4724….Pages 243-244
Hot ammonia associated with ultracompact HII regions….Pages 245-246
Structure and chemistry of IRAS 05338-0624….Pages 247-248
Circumstellar disks at centimeter wavelengths….Pages 249-250
Optical pumping of circumstellar SiO masers….Pages 251-251
Observations of interstellar CN, 13 CN and C 15 N….Pages 252-253
Physical and chemical variations within the W3 star-forming region….Pages 254-255
Chemical and physical gradients along the OMC-1 ridge….Pages 258-264
Dense cores and star formation: before and after….Pages 265-267
Sulfur molecules in low-density molecular clouds….Pages 268-268
Chemistry of the orion molecular cloud core….Pages 269-270
The structure of the dense core in the high-latitude cloud MCLD 126.6+24.5….Pages 271-273
The W49A molecular cloud core….Pages 274-275
Massive star nurseries….Pages 276-284
High-resolution C 34 S images of the W51 region taken with the Plateau de Bure interferometer….Pages 285-287
The synthesis of molecular line, neutral carbon and dust continuum observations in the molecular cloud G34.3+0.2….Pages 288-290
Methyl cyanide and propyne in the hot molecular core G34.3+0.15….Pages 291-293
CS J =2−1 and HCN J =1−0 observations of dense molecular cores in regions of massive star formation….Pages 294-295
Analysis of maser proper motion kinematics….Pages 296-297
H 2 O and CO emission towards IRAS point sources in regions of star formation….Pages 298-299
Luminosity vs. Circumstellar mass: An evolutionary diagram for YSOs….Pages 300-303
Model envelopes of post-AGB stars from IR and Sub-mm data….Pages 304-305
Distributions and kinematics of molecular species around T tau….Pages 306-307
Ammonia towards high luminous IRAS sources….Pages 308-309
JCMT continuum survey of pre-protostellar cores….Pages 310-311
Comparison of the structure of a star-forming and non-star-forming GMC….Pages 312-313
Outflow-free class I sources: Protostars?….Pages 314-315
Evidence for a recombining wind in DR21….Pages 316-317
Vorticity generation in bow shocks of low excitation….Pages 318-319
Near infrared observations of S155 evidence of induced star formation?….Pages 320-321
FIR/NIR spectroscopy of the Galactic Center Arc region: The importance of massive star formation for ionization….Pages 322-323
Multi-wavelength study of NGC 281 A….Pages 326-328
First tentative detection of the molecular oxygen isotopomer 16 O 18 O in interstellar clouds….Pages 329-330
Molecular outflows driven by optical jets….Pages 331-333
Jet-driven molecular outflows….Pages 334-336
C 17 O and submillimetre continuum observations of M17SW….Pages 337-339
Submillimetre observations of the Mon R2 cluster….Pages 340-341
Molecular outflow in the vela molecular ridge….Pages 342-342
Prospects for submillimeter observations….Pages 344-351
The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite: Mission science objectives….Pages 352-355
The Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite: Instrument hardware….Pages 356-359
The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. Developments into the 1990’s….Pages 360-361
The Kuiper Widefield Infrared Camera (KWIC)….Pages 362-363
Receiver A2−A 210 to 280 GHz SIS receiver for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope….Pages 364-365
The arcetri 40–50 GHz receiver for the Medicina Radiotelescope….Pages 366-367
The renewal of the POM 2 radiotelescope….Pages 368-368
ODIN—A Swedish submillimetre wave satellite for astronomy and aeronomy….Pages 369-369
New techniques for submillimeter precision broadband spectroscopy….Pages 370-372
ARNICA, the NICMOS 3 imaging camera of TIRGO….Pages 373-374
JCMT receivers—Present and future….Pages 375-375
Submillimeter bolometer array for the CSO….Pages 376-376
FTS atmospheric transmission measurements and observations of planetary atmospheres….Pages 377-379
A theorist’s view of interstellar chemistry….Pages 380-381