Publications (5)
Outbursts Upon Cooling of Low-Temperature Binary Mixtures: Experiments and Their Planetary Implications
S. M. Raposa, A. E. Engle, S. P. Tan +7
For many binary mixtures, the three-phase solid-liquid-vapor equilibrium curve has intermediate pressures that are higher than the pressure at the two pure triple points. This curv…
A New Two-Molecule Combination Band as Diagnostic of Carbon Monoxide Diluted in Nitrogen Ice On Triton
S. C. Tegler, T. D. Stufflebeam, W. M. Grundy +11
A combination band due to a mechanism whereby a photon excites two or more vibrational modes ({\it e.g.} a bend and a stretch) of an individual molecule is commonly seen in laborat…
Laboratory Measurement of Volatile Ice Vapor Pressures with a Quartz Crystal Microbalance
W. M. Grundy, S. C. Tegler, J. K. Steckloff +12
Nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane are key materials in the far outer Solar System where their high volatility enables them to sublimate, potentially driving activity at very l…
The Pluto system: Initial results from its exploration by New Horizons
S. A. Stern, F. Bagenal, K. Ennico +148
The Pluto system was recently explored by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, making closest approach on 14 July 2015. Pluto's surface displays diverse landforms, terrain ages, albedos…
The Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) Instrument Aboard New Horizons
D. McComas, F. Allegrini, F. Bagenal +15
The Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument on New Horizons will measure the interaction between the solar wind and ions created by atmospheric loss from Pluto. These measurement…