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Electron Correlation Effects And Spin Contamination In Electronically Excited States Of Interstellar Radicals, Ryan C. Fortenberry May 2009

Electron Correlation Effects And Spin Contamination In Electronically Excited States Of Interstellar Radicals, Ryan C. Fortenberry

Ryan C. Fortenberry

No abstract provided.


Theoretical And Computational Studies Of Interstellar C2nH And Sic2m+1H, Ryan C. Fortenberry Apr 2009

Theoretical And Computational Studies Of Interstellar C2nH And Sic2m+1H, Ryan C. Fortenberry

Ryan C. Fortenberry

This work focuses on computation of simulated spectra the C2nH family (n = f1, 2, : : :g) of carbon chain rad- ical molecules and their silicon analogues, SiC2m+1H (m = f0, ng), that are potential carriers of the Di_use Interstellar Bands (DIBs). High-level quantum chem- ical computations for the ground- and excited-states of these radicals indicate agreement with experimen- tal data that the ground-state of C2H is 2Ʃ+ while that of C6H, SiCH, SiC3H, and SiC5H is 2π. On the other hand, most of …


Argus: A New Frontiers Mission Proposal To Observe Io, Ryan C. Fortenberry Oct 2008

Argus: A New Frontiers Mission Proposal To Observe Io, Ryan C. Fortenberry

Ryan C. Fortenberry

The Argus mission will obtain breakthrough level science advances by investigating Jupiter's innermost Galilean moon Io as outlined in the 2008 National Academies Report on choices for the next New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity. Io has the greatest amount of volcanic activity of any planetary body in the solar system and provides a great location for studying this fundamental planetary process. The surface of Io is rich in sulfur and sulfur dioxide frost however is not as icy as other moons of the outer planets. The orbit of Io has a 2:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter's next Galilean moon Europa …


Uv Spectroscopy Of Interstellar Radicals, Ryan C. Fortenberry May 2008

Uv Spectroscopy Of Interstellar Radicals, Ryan C. Fortenberry

Ryan C. Fortenberry

No abstract provided.