Organic Matter in Space (IAU S251)

Our knowledge of the origin, evolution, nature, and distribution of organic matter in space has undergone a revolution in recent years. Insights into various aspects of this material can be found using a variety of different technical approaches. These range from telescopic measurements by observational astronomers over a wide range of wavelengths, to laboratory experiments and simulations by chemists, physicists, and spectroscopists, and analyses of actual extraterrestrial materials. IAU Symposium 251 brought together expertise of scientists from different disciplines, including observational astronomers, laboratory spectroscopists, and solar system scientists, to provide a synthesis of our current understanding of these organics and to identify areas in which additional work and new ideas are required to further our understanding.

Spis treści:
Preface
From the local organising committee
Organising committee
Conference participants
Opening address of Symposium 251 C. Cesarsky
Session I. Observations of organic compounds beyond the Solar System William Irvine, Ewine van Dishoeck, Yvonne Pendleton and Hans Olofsson
Session II. Organic compounds within the Solar System Scott Sandford, Ernst Zinner and Dale Cruikshank
Session III. Laboratory analogues of organic compounds in space Max Bernstein and Thomas Henning
Banquet speech
Author index
Object index.