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20172025
most citedThe Interstellar Formation and Spectra of the Noble Gas, Proton-Bound HeHHe+, HeHNe+, & HeHAr+ Complexes

29 citations · 65 across the 4 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

astro-ph.GA2025

SPHEREx: Aromatics, Aliphatics and PAH Size across the Iris Nebula

Christiaan Boersma, Alexandros Maragkoudakis, Louis J. Allamandola +4

Observations by the SpectroPhotometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) are combined with Spitzer spectral map data to study the a…

astro-ph.IM20218 cited

Vibrational and Rotational Spectral Data for Possible Interstellar Detection of AlHOH, SiHOH, and SiHNH

A. G. Watrous, B. R. Westbrook, M. C. Davis +1

This work provides the first full set of vibrational and rotational spectral data needed to aid in the detection of AlHOH, SiHOH, and SiHNH in astrophysical or…

astro-ph.EP20219 cited

Knowledge Gaps in the Cometary Spectra of Oxygen-Bearing Molecular Cations

Ryan Fortenberry, Dennis Bodewits, Donna Pierce

Molecular cations are present in various astronomical environments, most notably in cometary atmospheres and tails where sunlight produces exceptionally bright near-UV to visible t…

astro-ph.GA2020

The First Mid-Infrared Detection of HNC in the Interstellar Medium: Probing the Extreme Environment Towards the Orion Hot Core

Sarah Nickerson, Naseem Rangwala, Sean Colgan +7

We present the first mid-infrared (MIR) detections of HNC and H13CN in the interstellar medium, and numerous, resolved HCN rovibrational transitions. Our observations span 12.8 to…

astro-ph.EP2019

The Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of the Dicyanoamine Anion, NCNCN (CN): Quantum Chemical Analysis for Astrophysical and Planetary Environments

David Dubois, Ella Sciamma-O'Brien, Ryan Fortenberry

Detecting anions in space has relied on a strong collaboration between theoretical and laboratory analyses to measure rotational spectra and spectroscopic constants to high accurac…

astro-ph.EP201719 cited

Gas-Phase Spectra of MgO Molecules: A Possible Connection from Gas-Phase Molecules to Planet Formation

Katherine A. Kloska, Ryan C. Fortenberry

A more fine-tuned method for probing planet-forming regions, such as protoplanetary discs, could be rovibrational molecular spectroscopy observation of particular premineral molecu…