Solid State Astrophysics

1. Interstellar Dust

   1. Grain Charging in H II Regions

      • A. F. M. Moorwood, B. Feuerbacher

      Pages 179-189

   2. Optical Properties of Particulates

      • Donald R. Huffman

      Pages 191-200

   3. Polarization Properties of Silicate-Like Grains in Circumstellar Envelopes of Late-Type Stars Due to Temperature Variations

      • J. Svatoš, M. Šolc, V. Vanýsek

      Pages 201-206

   4. UV Radiation Fields in Dark Clouds

      • A. P. Whitworth

      Pages 207-225

   5. The Plausibility of Silicate-Core Ice-Mantle Grains

      • M. J. Dempsey, N. C. Wickramasinghe

      Pages 227-231

   6. How to Make Metal-Poor Stars, Redden OB Associations and Grow Mantles on Grains

      • M. G. Edmunds, N. C. Wickramasinghe

      Pages 233-238

   7. Radical Formation, Chemical Processing, and Explosion of Interstellar Grains

      • J. Mayo Greenberg

      Pages 239-248

   8. Effects of Suprathermal Grains

      • S. P. Tarafdar, N. C. Wickramasinghe

      Pages 249-260

2. Neutron Star Physics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261

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   2. Solid State Physics and Cooling of Neutron Stars

      • Sachiko Tsuruta

      Pages 263-272

   3. Evidence on Neutron Star Structure from Pulsars and Related Objects

      • M. J. Rees

      Pages 273-277

   4. Neutron Star Cores

      • R. G. Palmer

      Pages 279-292

   5. Structure of Neutron Star Cores

      • V. Canuto, B. Datta, J. Lodenquai

      Pages 293-299

3. Back Matter

   Pages 301-316

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Over the past decade the study of the formation and properties of interstellar grains has assumed a growing importance, going much beyond what might have been guessed only a few years ago. It has come to be understood that grains playa role in processes other than the simple absorption and scattering of starlight, which was all that the astronomers of a generation aga considered to be their relevance. Grains indeed playa critical role in controlling the temperature, composition, and states of aggregation of the whole interstellar medium. Among the still mysterious problems is the origin of the vast clouds of obscuring material that is observed in radiogalaxies like NGC 5128 and M 82, which may weIl be associated with the explosions of very massive objects. It is safe to say that from this growing field of study much still remains to be dis­ covered. The topics discussed in this volume will make clear to the reader the range and versatility of the subjects. F. HOYLE FOREWORD by THE PRINCIPAL The Symposium on Solid State Astrophysics held in July 1974 brought to University College Cardiff a large and very distinguished gathering of astronomers. It was the first time that such a collection of scholars, absorbed with the problem of the systems of outer space, had collected together in Wales, and so provided a splendid spring­ board for the researches of the newly founded group of astronomers in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy at University College.

• LOPES
• Variation
• astrophysics
• hydrogen
• neutron star
• planet
• scattering
• star
• stars

• University College, Cardiff, UK

  N. C. Wickramasinghe, D. J. Morgan

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