Ultraviolet Astronomy and the Quest for the Origin of Life
Front Cover -- Ultraviolet Astronomy and the Quest for the Origin of Life -- Ultraviolet Astronomy and the Quest for the Origin of Life -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- 1 - The growing case for life as a cosmic phenomenon -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Interstellar extinction -- 3. Failure of graphite grain model -- 4. Molecular hypothesis for the 2175Å band -- 5. Convergence to biology -- 6. More on comets -- 7. Icy moons -- 8. Geological evidence -- 9. Concluding remarks -- References -- 2 - UV astronomy and the investigation of the origin of life -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The interaction of UV radiation and matter: implications for astrobiology -- 2.1 UV radiation and the survival of lifeforms -- 2.2 UV radiation driven organic chemistry -- 2.2.1 Chemistry of astronomical ices -- 2.3 UV spectral energy distribution and the photoelectric yield -- 2.4 UV radiation driven diamondization of graphites -- 3. Formation of planetary systems -- 3.1 UV observation of the formation of planetary systems -- 3.1.1 Jets and outflows at UV wavelengths -- 3.1.2 UV radiation from the disk -- 3.1.3 Stellar UV radiation from the TTS phase to the main sequence -- 4. Evolution of planetary atmospheres -- 4.1 UV observation of exoplanets -- 4.1.1 Earth as an exoplanet -- 4.1.1.1 Earth's observations in the UV range -- 4.1.1.1 Earth's observations in the UV range -- 4.1.1.2 The Lyα footprint of the Earth -- 4.1.1.2 The Lyα footprint of the Earth -- 4.2 Earth's UV biosignatures on time -- 4.2.1 Exoplanets -- 4.2.1.1 Exoplanetary upper atmospheres -- 4.2.1.1 Exoplanetary upper atmospheres -- 4.2.1.2 Discrimination between biotic and abiotic routes for the detection of oxygen -- 4.2.1.2 Discrimination between biotic and abiotic routes for the detection of oxygen -- 4.2.1.3 Stellar winds and radiation -- 4.2.1.3 Stellar winds and radiation.
