Astrochemistry WM-CH-480

Course contents:

1. The origin of elements
2. A survey of astrochemically-relevant objects
2.1. Interstellar clouds and their relation to the stellar evolution
2.2. Circumstellar shells
3. A survey of astrochemically-relevant objects, continued
3.1. Comets as relicts of the interstellar matter
3.2. Planets and their satellites
3.3. Meteorites
4. Observational tools and spectroscopy of astrochemical objects
4.1. Spectroscopy in UV, Vis, and NIR (electronic)
4.2. Microwave spectroscopy (purely rotational)
4.3. IR spectroscopy (vibrational)
5. Chemistry of the interstellar medium and circumstellar shells
6. Chemistry on Solar System bodies
7. Astrobiological issues
8. Experimental astrochemistry – tools and methods

Assessment methods: oral exam