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We now solicit articles and reviews for the following special issue:
Advances in Astronomy Special Issue: Solid-State Surface Astrochemistry
Call for Papers
In interstellar regions, a plethora of molecules,
ions, and radicals have been detected, reflecting
the prevailing physical conditions where star and
planet formation dominates. The solid-state
astrochemical environment is known to have the
biggest reservoir of molecular species in
star-forming regions, yet we still do not fully
understand many of the fundamental processes that
govern the chemical reactivity, structure,
formation, and destruction of these materials.
Happily, this field has blossomed over the past
decade thanks to the interest of experimentalists
who bring a broad range of skills, new
techniques, and knowledge to the game. A number
of researchers worldwide have begun systematic
and extensive experimental studies of
interstellar chemical processes or are using
state-of-the-art theoretical chemistry which,
when coupled with advances in astrochemical
modelling and observational techniques, means we
now stand on the brink of being able, for the
first time, to really describe the solid-state
chemistry that is influencing star formation. Not
only are these solid-state reactions of
astronomical interest, but the influences of
hydrogen-bonding, tunnelling, and very
low-temperature chemical reactivity are at the
forefront of research in the chemical community
too. The key aim of this special issue is
therefore to bring together the latest advances
in all these aspects of solid-state
astrochemistry, with an emphasis on papers
showing a cross-disciplinary approach. Such an
issue is very timely because this work is now
scattered all over the literature; a single
special volume will help consolidate a step
change in our understanding of where solid-state
astrochemistry has got to and is going, in the
21st century. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
* Formation of key molecular species, for example, H2, H2O, and CO2
* Isotope effects in surface astrochemistry,
for example, deuteration and differential kinetics
* The role of condensed phase: hydrocarbon interactions in chemistry
* The role of bare grains, for example,
carbon- and silicon-based materials
* Photon-, ion-, and electron-induced chemical and physical processes
* Surface dynamics, state-resolved
reactivity, and (desorption of) excited state molecules
Before submission authors should carefully read
over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are
located at
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/aa/guidelines/.
Prospective authors should submit an electronic
copy of their complete manuscript through the
journal Manuscript Tracking System at
http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:
Manuscript Due October 15, 2011
First Round of Reviews January 15, 2012
Publication Date April 15, 2012
Lead Guest Editor
* Helen Fraser, Department of Physics, SUPA
(Scottish Universities Physics Alliance), 107
Rottenrow East, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK
Guest Editors
* Francois Dulieu, LERMA, Observatoire de
Paris et Université de Cergy Pontoise , 5, mail
Gay-Lussac, 95031 Cergy Pontoise, France
* Naoki Watanabe, Institute of Low
Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
* Robin Garrod, Department of Astronomy,
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
______________________________________________________________________________
Dr. Helen Fraser
Lecturer,
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)
Department of Physics
University of Strathclyde
John Anderson Building
107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG
Scotland
phone +44 141 548 3420
fax +44 141 552 2891
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body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263".
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