---

Covers a broad spectrum of laboratory astrophysics and chemistry
Focus on fundamental microphysical and chemical processes
Ideal starting point to get an overview of the current research and developments
Addresses researchers as well as students and new-comers to the field .

---

Written by leading scientists in the field and intended for a broader readership, this is an ideal starting point for an overview of current research and developments. As such, the book covers a broad spectrum of laboratory astrophysics and chemistry, describing recent advances in experiments, as well as theoretical work, including fundamental physics and modeling chemical networks.
For researchers as well as students and newcomers to the field.

---

The Astrophysical Background
Molecular Spectroscopy
Electronic Spectroscopy of Potential Carriers of Diffuse Interstellar Bands
UV/vis Gas Phase Absorption Spectroscopy of PAHs
Laboratory IR Spectroscopy of PAHs
Complex Molecules
Gas Phase Chemistry
Dissociative Recombination
Inelastic Processes
Low Temperature Trapping Experiments: On the Role of Individual Quantum States
Negative Ion Chemistry in the Early Universe
Molecular Photodissociation
Surface Science
Molecular Hydrogen Formation on Carbonaceous Surfaces
The Influence of Ice Morphology on Interstellar Chemistry
Solid State Pathways Towards Molecular Complexity in Space
New Calculational Strategies
Dust and Nanoparticle Spectroscopy
Introduction II: Techniques in Laboratory Dust Spectroscopy
The Bulk of Interstellar Dust: Amorphous Silicates
Crystalline Silicates
Oxides as Hightemperature Condensates
Spectroscopic Properties of Carbon Compounds
Photoluminescence Studies of Siliconbased Nanoparticles
Formation of Nanoparticles and Solids
Condensation of Cosmic Dust in Astrophysical Environments
Laboratory Approach to Gasphase Condensation
Gasphase Condensation of Magnesium Iron Silicates
Gasphase Condensation of Carbonaceous Grains
Processing of Silicates
Carbon Dust Modifications

---