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Lucy Ziurys

Regents Professor,
Regents Professor,
Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry-Sci,
Member of the Graduate Faculty,

Chemistry & Biochemistry - Sci
lziurys@arizona.edu
520/621-6525
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Grant: $18.9M
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Lucy Marie Ziurys is an American astrochemist known for her work on high-resolution molecular spectroscopy. She is Regent's Professor of Chemistry & Biology and of Astronomy at the University of Arizona
Lucy Ziurys experts in astrophysics, astronomy, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter theory, spectroscopy, chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physics, molecular spectroscopy, planetary science, high energy physics, bioinorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, biogeochemistry, heterogeneous catalysis, cosmology, terahertz spectroscopy, atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, nuclear astrophysics, comets, isotope geochemistry, plasma physics, fusion energy, organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, cloud physics, molecular beam epitaxy, environmental nanotechnology, bioinformatics, computational biology, computational chemistry, solid state chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, integrated circuits, vlsi, astrochemistry, radiochemistry, entomology, materials science, stable isotopes, nanophotonics, plasmonics, catalysis, ultrafast spectroscopy, optics, phylogenetics, biogeography, paleoec, organometallic chemistry, paleontology, paleoecology, microbiology, microbial ecology, atomic physics
Courses
Chemical Measurements Laboratory 
Astrochemistry 
Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy 
Introduction to Quantum Chemistry 
Quantum Chemistry 
Recent Grants
Logo of Advancing Our Knowledge of the Transition Metal-Carbon Bond: Integrating Spectroscopy and Theory funding agency
2022 $520.0KActive
Advancing Our Knowledge of the Transition Metal-Carbon Bond: Integrating Spectroscopy and Theory
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2022 $45.0KActive
Terahertz Spectroscopic Investigations of Diatomic Transition Metal Hydrides in Support of Next Generation Space/Balloon Borne Observatories
Logo of Alien Earths: Which Nearby Planetary Systems Are Likely to Host Habitable Planets and Life? funding agency
2021 $2.8MActive
Alien Earths: Which Nearby Planetary Systems Are Likely to Host Habitable Planets and Life?
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2021 $982.8KActive
MRI: Development of the Next Generation 211-373 GHz Receiver for the Arizona Radio Observatory's Sub-mm Telescope
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2021 $45.0KActive
Terahertz Spectroscopic Investigations of Diatomic Transition Metal Hydrides in Support of Next Generation Space/Balloon Borne Observatories
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2019 $624.9KActive
Following the Molecular History of Stellar Ejecta: Combining Observations with Laboratory Spectroscopy and Imaging
Logo of Tracing the History of Molecular Phosphorus: From Interstellar Space to Planetary Surfaces funding agency
2018 $530.0KActive
Tracing the History of Molecular Phosphorus: From Interstellar Space to Planetary Surfaces
Logo of Terahertz Laboratory Spectroscopy of Iron Hydride Species FeH and FeH+ funding agency
2018 $382.0KActive
Terahertz Laboratory Spectroscopy of Iron Hydride Species FeH and FeH+
Logo of Probing the Metal-Carbon Bond: High Resolution Spectroscopy of Grignard Reagents and 3d Metal Carbon Clusters funding agency
2016 $466.0K
Probing the Metal-Carbon Bond: High Resolution Spectroscopy of Grignard Reagents and 3d Metal Carbon Clusters
Logo of Earths in Other Solar Systems: Toward Forming and Discovering Planets with Biocritical Ingredients funding agency
2015 $5.7M
Earths in Other Solar Systems: Toward Forming and Discovering Planets with Biocritical Ingredients
News
2022Watching the death of a rare giant star 
2022Dying stars could seed interstellar medium with carbon nanotubes 
2021Organic Molecules Offer Clues About Dying Stars and Outskirts of the Milky Way 
2019ABOR Confirms Five New Regents' Professors at UA 
2019$3M Breakthrough Prize Goes to Black Hole Hunters Including UA Astrophysicists 
2019Mysteries Behind Interstellar Buckyballs Finally Answered 
2018Stellar Corpse Reveals Clues to Missing Stardust 
2015UA Researchers Find New Cometary Compound  
2014New Radio Telescope Ready to Probe 
2013Photo Essay: 97 Tons of Cheer 
2012Eyeing a Supermassive Black Hole 
2012Looking Into the Abyss of Space and Time 
2010Milestone: A Methane-Metal Marriage 
2009Arizona Radio Observatory Enhances Teaching, Research for New Research Center 
2009UA Astronomy Is Part of April 3 Worldwide Astronomy Marathon 
2008New Virtual Telescope Zooms in on Milky Way's Super-Massive Black Hole 
2007Arizona Radio Observatory Team Discovers Supergiant Star Spews Molecules Needed for Life 
2005Biology Students Learn to Scan Stars for Signs of Life  
2005Arizona Regents Approve UA Astrobiology Center 
2005Astronomers' Holiday Special -- a July 4 Comet Bash 
2004Listening to the Broadcast of the Cosmos 
2003UA, NOAO Join NASA-funded Search for Life on Other Planets 
2002New Telescope, Most Powerful Yet Developed, Is as Big as Earth Itself 
1999Year in Review: College of Science 1999 Highlights are of Discoveries Made and Discoveries to Come 
1999Ziurys First Female to Win Morino Lectureship 
1999Year in Review: Social and Behavioral Sciences Working on Undergraduate Education 
Publications (331)
Recent
2022Chemistry and Dynamics of NML Cygni: Highlights of a 1 mm Spectral-Line Survey (211 -285 GHz) 
2020The 14N/15N Ratio in Circumstellar Envelopes: J-Type Stars as a Source of Nitrogen-15 ? 
2020The Structure of ScC2 (X̃2A1): A Combined Fourier Transform Microwave/Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy and Computational Study 
2020Carbon Isotope Ratios in Planetary Nebulae: The Unexpected Enhancement of 13C 
2020Structure of the Model Grignard-Type Reagent ClZnCH3 (X̃1A1) by Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy 
2020Event Horizon Telescope Imaging of the Archetypal Blazar 3C 279 at an Extreme 20 Microarcsecond Resolution 
2019The Ground State of KO Revisited: Millimeter and Submillimeter Spectrum of Potassium Oxide 
2019The Pure Rotational Spectrum of the ZnBr Radical (X2Σ+): Trends in the Zinc Halide Series 
2019Quadrupole Coupling Interactions in Alkali Metal Amides MNH2 (X1A1): An Experimental and Computational Study 
2019Formation of Interstellar C60 From Silicon Carbide Circumstellar Grains 
2019Interstellar Molecules and Their Prebiotic Potential 
2019First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. II. Array and Instrumentation 
2019The Unexpected Spectrum of the Innermost Ejecta of the Red Hypergiant VY CMa 
2019First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole 
2019Millimeter/Sub-mm Spectroscopy of the CrBr Radical in the High Spin X6Σ+ State 
2019Exotic Carbon Chemistry in a Planetary Nebula: The Unusual Case of K4-47 
2018Widespread CCH and c-C3H2 in the Helix Nebula: Unraveling the Chemical History of Hydrocarbons 
2018Extreme 13C,15N,17O Isotopic Enrichment in the Young Planetary Nebula K4-47 
2018Pure Rotational Spectrum of the T-Shaped AlC2 Radical (X̃ 2A1) 
2018The Sub-millimeter Spectrum of F2SO (X1A') 
2018New Circumstellar Sources of PO and PN: The Increasing Role of Phosphorus Chemistry in Oxygen-rich Stars 
2018Examining Metal-Phosphorus Bonds: Submillimeter Spectroscopy of the CrP Radical (X4Σ−) 
2018The Remarkable Molecular Content of Planetary Nebulae 
2018The Event-Horizon-Scale Structure of Sagittarius A* at a Resolution of 3 Schwarzschild Radii 
2018Inflow Motions associated with High-mass Protostellar Objects 
2017The Pure Rotational Spectrum of the ScO (X 2) Radical 
2017New Detections of HNC in Planetary Nebulae: Evolution of the [HCN]/[HNC] Ratio 
2017Examining Transition Metal Hydrosulfides: The Pure Rotational Spectrum of ZnSH (X̃ 2A) 
2017The Missing Halide: Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy of the MgI Radical (X̃ 2Σ+) 
2017The 12C/13C Ratio in SgrB2(N): Constraints for Galactic Chemical Evolution and Isotopic Chemistry 
2017New Identifications of the CCH Radical in Planetary Nebulae: A Connection to C60? 
2017Laboratory Studies of Methane and its Relationship to Prebiotic Chemistry 
2016Millimeter-Wave Spectroscopy of CrC (X3Σ-) and CrCCH (X6Σ+): Examining the Chromium-Carbon Bond 
2016Millimeter/Submillimeter Spectroscopy of TiO (X 3Δr): The Rare Titanium Isotopologues 
2016Rotational Spectroscopy of ClZnCH3 (X1A1): Gas-phase Synthesis and Characterization of a Monomeric Grignard-Type Reagent 
2016Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Spectra of 13C Methylamine 
2016Hidden Molecules in Planetary Nebulae: New Detections of HCN and HCO+ from a Multi-object Survey 
2016Terahertz Spectroscopy of CrH (X 6Σ+) and AlH (X 1Σ+) 
2015The Fourier transform microwave/millimeter-wave spectrum of YOH and YOD ((X)over-tilde(1)Sigma(+)) 
2015Prebiotic Chemical Evolution in the Astrophysical Context 
2015The New ALMA Prototype 12 m Telescope of the Arizona Radio Observatory: Transport, Commissioning, and First Light 
2015The millimeter-wave spectrum of CCN ((X)over-tilde(2)Pi(r)): A combined Fourier transform and direct absorption study 
2015First Scientific Observations with the New ALMA Prototype Antenna of the Arizona Radio Observatory: HCN and CCH in the Helix Nebula 
2015The Sub-millimeter/THz Spectrum of AlH (X1Σ+), CrH (X1Σ+), and SH+( X3Σ-) 
2015Mapping the Spatial Distribution of Metal-Bearing Oxides in VY Canis Majoris 
2015Resolved magnetic-field structure and variability near the event horizon of Sagittarius A(star) 
2015Pure Rotational Spectra of the Rare Isotopologues of TiO (X3Δr) 
2015230 GHz VLBI OBSERVATIONS OF M87: EVENT-HORIZON-SCALE STRUCTURE DURING AN ENHANCED VERY-HIGH-ENERGY gamma-RAY STATE IN 2012 
2015SUBMILLIMETER/THz ROTATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY OF SH+ (X-3 Sigma(-)): THE COMPLETE N=1 - 0 TRANSITION 
2015Hyperfine-Resolved Pure Rotational Spectroscopy of ScN (X1Σ+), YN (X1Σ+), and BaNH (X1Σ+): Insight into Metal-Nitrogen Bonding 
2015INTERSTELLAR DETECTION OF METHYL ISOCYANATE CH3NCO IN Sgr B2(N): A LINK FROM MOLECULAR CLOUDS TO COMETS 
2015The Search for a Complex Molecule in a Selected Hot Core Region: A Rigorous Attempt to Confirm trans-Ethyl Methyl Ether toward W51 e1/e2 
2015CCH and HNC in Planetary Nebulae 
2015Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy of metal nitrides and imides: Quadrupole structure in ScN (X-1 Sigma(+)), YN (X-1 Sigma(+)), and BaNH ((X)over-tilde(1)Sigma(+)) 
2015First 230 GHz VLBI Observation of Blazar 3C 279 Using the Apex Telescope 
2014SULFUR-AND SILICON-BEARING MOLECULES IN PLANETARY NEBULAE: THE CASE OF M2-48 
2014The Arizona Radio Observatory: A New 12-M Telescope and Other Developments 
2014MILLIMETER OBSERVATIONS OF CS, HCO+, AND CO TOWARD FIVE PLANETARY NEBULAE: FOLLOWING MOLECULAR ABUNDANCES WITH NEBULAR AGE 
2014Millimeter-Wave Studies of the Isotopologues of IZnCH3 (X1A1): Geometric Parameters and Evidence for Zinc Insertion 
2014Structural Determination and Gas-Phase Synthesis of Monomeric, Unsolvated IZnCH3 ((X)over-tilde(1)A(1)): A Model Organozinc Halide 
2014Analytical Empirical Potentials for All Stable Isotopolgues of the Ground (X1Σ+) State of ZnO from Purely Rotational Measurements 
2014MILLIMETER/SUBMILLIMETER SPECTROSCOPY OF PH2CN ((X)over-tilde(1)A') AND CH3PH2((X)over-tilde(1)A'): PROBING THE COMPLEXITY OF INTERSTELLAR PHOSPHORUS CHEMISTRY 
2014Fourier transform microwave/millimeter-wave spectroscopy of the ScC2 ((X)over-tilde(2)A(1)) radical: A model system for endohedral metallofullerenes 
2014Comparative Chemistry in Planetary Nebulae: The Role of the Carbon to Oxygen Ratio 
2014THz SPECTROSCOPY OF AlH (X (1)Sigma(+)): DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF THE J=2 - 1 TRANSITION 
2014The Millimeter/Submillimeter-wave Spectrum of PH2CN (X̃ 1′) and CH3PH2 (X̃ 1): Probing the Complexity of Interstellar Phosphorus Chemistry 
2014Fourier Transform Microwave/Millimeter-wave Spectroscopy of the ScC2 (X̃ 2A1) Radical: A Model System for Endohedral Metallofullerenes 
2014THz Spectroscopy of AlH (X 1Σ+): Direct Measurement of the J = 2  1 Transition 
2014DETECTION OF CCN (X-2 Pi(r)) IN IRC+10216: CONSTRAINING CARBON-CHAIN CHEMISTRY 
2014Recent Advances on Rotational Spectroscopy and Microwave Spectroscopic Techniques 
2014Molecular Abundances in the Circumstellar Envelope of the Oxygen-Rich Supergiant VY Canis Majoris 
2014Laboratory Spectroscopy of Metal Hydride Molecules: A Window on Diffuse Cloud Chemistry 
2014Mm-wave and far-IR Molecular line survey of OH 231.8+4.2: Hard-boiled rotten eggs 
2014Exotic Chemistry in Circumstellar Environments: Laboratory and Astronomical Studies 
2014Laboratory Detection of ClZnCH3 (X1A1): Further Evidence for Zinc Insertion 
2014The electronic structure of vanadium monochloride cation (VCl+): Tackling the complexities of transition metal species 
2013Structure of the Dense Molecular Gas in the Helix Nebula: Large Scale Mapping of HCO+ 
2013The pure rotational spectrum of VS (X sup 4 /sup Σ sup - /sup ): A combined Fourier transform microwave and millimeter-wave study 
2013A New E-Band (60 - 90 GHz) Fourier Transform Millimeter-Wave Spectrometer 
2013Further Studies of Potassium-Bearing Molecules : the Millimeter-Wave Spectrum of KSH (X ^$ $1$ $A ^') 
2013Sulfur chemistry in the envelope of VY Canis Majoris: Detailed analysis of SO and SO2 emission 
2013The Fourier transform microwave spectrum of YC sub 2 /sub (X ̃ sup 2 /sup A sub 1 /sub ) and its sup 13 /sup C isotopologues: Chemical insight into metal dicarbides 
2013Trends in alkali metal hydrosulfides: A combined Fourier transform microwave/millimeter-wave spectroscopic study of KSH (X sup 1 /sup A′) 
2013Mapping the Molecular Outflows of the High Excitation Red SPIDER Nebula (ngc 6537) 
2013Terahertz Spectroscopy of CaH (X ^$ $2$ $$ Sigma$ ^$ $+$ $), MgH (X ^$ $2$ $$ Sigma$ ^$ $+$ $), and ZnH (X ^$ $2$ $$ Sigma$ ^$ $+$ $) : Extreme Hydride Synthesis 
2013Insights into surface hydrogenation in the interstellar medium: Observations of methanimine and methyl amine in SGR B2(N) 
2013Laboratory Detection of IZnCH _$ $3$ $ (X ^$ $1$ $A _$ $1$ $) : Further Evidence for Zinc Insertion 
2013Exploring Shock Chemistry in Orion-Kl with Mid-J Molecular Transitions 
2013Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Spectroscopy of CrCCH (X ^$ $6$ $$ Sigma$ ^+) 
2013Observations of interstellar formamide: Availability of a prebiotic precursor in the galactic habitable zone 
2013The First Extensive Molecular Study of AN Oxygen-Rich Planetary Nebula: Observations of SiO, SO _2, and SO 
2013Chemical complexity in the helix Nebula: Multi-line observations of H2CO, HCO+, and CO 
2013Formation of CH ^$ $+$ $: Shock Chemistry in NGC 7027 
2013The Helix Nebula viewed in HCO+: Large-scale mapping of the J = 1 → 0 transition 
2013Fine-scale structure of the quasar 3C 279 measured with 1.3 mm very long baseline interferometry 
2013Jet-Launching Structure Resolved Near the Supermassive Black Hole in M87 
2013The Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrum of the YC2 (X̃ 21) Radical and its 13C Isotopologues 
2013New Results from a Spectral-Line Survey of Sgr B2(N): Insight Into Gas-Phase Processes 
2013Terahertz spectroscopy of sup 25 /sup MgH (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) and sup 67 /sup ZnH (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): Bonding in simple metal hydrides 
2013The remarkable molecular content of the red spider nebula (NGC 6537) 
2013The Millimeter Direct Absorption and Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrum of Vanadium Sulfide (X ^$ $4$ $$ Sigma$ ^$ $-$ $) 
2013Fine Scale Structure of AGN Jets with 1.3 mm VLBI 
2013Distribution of SO2 and SO in the Envelope of Vy-Canis Majoris: Insight Into Circumstellar Sulfur Chemistry 
2013The Fourier Transform Microwave/millimeter Spectrum of ScO (X ^2$ Sigma$ ^+) 
2013A Search for HCO+ and HCN Emission in Planetary Nebulae 
2012Gas-phase rotational spectroscopy of AlCCH (X̃ sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): A model system for organo-aluminum compounds 
2012The spectroscopic parameters of sodium cyanide, NaCN (X sup 1 /sup A′), revisited 
2012The Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrum of Yoh and Yod ( $ $X$ $ ^1$ Sigma$ ^ +) 
2012Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of ScS (X$^2$$ Sigma$), YS (X$^2$$ Sigma$) and VS (X$^4$$ Sigma$) 
2012Molecular Content of the Helix Nebula 
2012Millimeter-wave observations of CN and HNC and their sup 15 /sup N isotopologues: A new evaluation of the sup 14 /sup N/ sup 15 /sup N ratio across the galaxy 
2012Fourier Transform Microwave Spectroscopy of Alkali Metal Hydrosulfides: Detection of Ksh 
2012Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrum of the AlC _2 ( $ $X$ $ ^2A _1) Radical 
2012The microwave and millimeter rotational spectra of the PCN radical (X̃ sup 3 /sup ∑ sup - /sup ) 
20121.3mm VLBI detections of M87 (Doeleman+, 2012) 
2012Resolving the inner JET structure of 1924-292 with the event horizon telescope 
2012The CCN (tilde$ $X$ $$^2$$ pi$$_1/2$) Radical Revisited: New Fourier Transform Microwave Measurements 
2012The Molecular Content of Planetary Nebulae: the Dumbbell and the Red SPIDER 
2012Gas-phase synthesis and structure of monomeric ZnOH: A model species for metalloenzymes and catalytic surfaces 
2012The impact of recent advances in laboratory astrophysics on our understanding of the cosmos 
2012a New U-Band (40 - 60 GHz) Fourier Transform Microwave Spectrometer 
2012Sub-Millimeter Spectroscopy of FeH and FeD (X$^4$$ Delta$$_i$) 
2012Establishing the Complete Inventory of Complex Organic Molecules in an Interstellar Cloud 
2012The microwave and millimeter spectrum of ZnCCH (X̃ sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): A new zinc-containing free radical 
2012Laboratory Detection and Microwave Spectrum of ScC _2 Radical (X ^2A _1) 
2012Carbon isotope fractionation and depletion in TMC1 
2012Detection of Jet Launching Structure Near the Supermassive Black Hole in M87 
2012New Measurements of the 14N/15N Ratios in Interstellar Clouds, Circumstellar Gas, and Supernova Remnants Using Millimeter Astronomy 
2012Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy of ScS (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) and YS (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2011Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy of LiCCH, NaCCH, and KCCH: Quadrupole hyperfine interactions in alkali monoacetylides 
2011Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy of FeCN (X sup 4 /sup Δ sub i /sub ): Confirmation of the quartet electronic ground state 
2011Millimeter and submillimeter rest frequencies for NaCN (X̃ sup 1 /sup A′): A remarkably abundant circumstellar molecule 
2011Detection of FeCN (X sup 4 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) in IRC+10216: A new interstellar molecule 
2011Circumstellar ion-molecule chemistry: Observations of HCO sup + /sup in the envelopes of O-rich stars and IRC+10216 
2011Formation of peptide bonds in space: A comprehensive study of formamide and acetamide in Sgr B2(N) 
2011New technical and scientific developments at the Arizona radio observatory 
2011The pure rotational spectrum of HPS (X̃ sup 1 /sup A′): Chemical bonding in second-row elements 
2011Millimeter-wave rotational spectroscopy of FeCN (X sup 4 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) and FeNC (X sup 6 /sup Δ sub i /sub ): Determining the lowest energy isomer 
2010Millimeter/Submillimeter Velocity Modulation Spectroscopy of FeO+ (X 6+): Characterizing Metal Oxide Cations 
2010Observations of the [HNCS]/[HSCN] ratio in Sgr B2 and TMC-1: Evidence for low-temperature gas-phase chemistry 
2010Bonding in the heavy analogue of hydrogen cyanide: The curious case of bridged HPSi 
2010Identification of KCN in IRC+10216: Evidence for selective cyanide chemistry 
2010Comparative spectra of oxygen-rich versus carbon-rich circumstellar shells: VY canis majoris and IRC +10216 at 215-285 GHZ 
2010Activation of methane by zinc: Gas-phase synthesis, structure, and bonding of HZnCH sub 3 /sub 
2010The rotational spectrum of CuCCH (X̃ sup 1 /sup ∑ sup + /sup ): A Fourier transform microwave discharge assisted laser ablation spectroscopy and millimeter/submillimeter study 
2010The Arizona Radio Observatory 1 mm spectral survey of IRC +10216 and VY Canis Majoris (215-285 GHz) 
2010The submillimeter spectrum of AlD (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2010The pure rotational spectrum of the CrS radical in its X sup 5 /sup Π sub r /sub state 
2010Exotic metal molecules in oxygen-rich envelopes: Detection of ALOH (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) in VY Canis Majoris 
2010Bonding in the second-row analog of hydrogen cyanide: the curious case of bridged HPSi 
2010Millimeter/submillimeter velocity modulation spectroscopy of FeO sup + /sup (X sup 6 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): Characterizing metal oxide cations 
2010The pure rotational spectrum of TiS (X sup 3 /sup Δ sub r /sub ) at submillimeter wavelengths 
2009Molecular survival in evolved planetary nebulae: Detection of H sub 2 /sub CO, c-C sub 3 /sub H sub 2 /sub , and C sub 2 /sub H in the helix 
2009The pure rotational spectrum of ZnS (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2009The rotational spectrum of the CCP (X sup 2 /sup Π sub r /sub ) radical and its sup 13 /sup C isotopologues at microwave, millimeter, and submillimeter wavelengths 
2009The sub-millimeter and Fourier transform microwave spectrum of HZnCl (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2009Circumstellar sup 12 /sup C/ sup 13 /sup C isotope ratios from millimeter observations of CN and CO: Mixing in carbon- and oxygen-rich stars 
2009Millimeter detection of alo (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): Metal oxide chemistry in the envelope of VY canis majoris 
2009Detection of a new interstellar molecule: Thiocyanic acid HSCN 
2009The pure rotational spectrum of ZnO in the X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup and a sup 3 /sup Π sub i /sub states 
2009Millimeter/submillimeter-wave spectrum of the VCl sup + /sup radical in its X sup 4 /sup Σ sup - /sup ground state 
2009The Millimeter/Submillimeter-wave Spectrum of the VCl+ Radical (X 4),” 
2009A multi-wavelength study of parent volatile abundances in Comet C/2006 M4 (SWAN) 
2009The Fourier transform microwave spectrum of the arsenic dicarbide radical (CCAs: X̃ sup 2 /sup Π sub 1/2 /sub ) and its sup 13 /sup C isotopologues 
2009Fine structure and hyperfine perturbations in the pure rotational spectrum of the VCl radical in its X sup 5 /sup Δ r state 
2009Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy of HZnCN (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) and ZnCN (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2008The distribution, excitation, and formation of cometary molecules: Methanol, methyl cyanide, and ethylene glycol 
2008The 1 mm spectrum of VY Canis Majoris: Chemistry in an O-rich envelope 
2008Submillimeter-wave spectroscopy of VN (X sup 3 /sup Δ sub r /sub ) and VO (X sup 4 /sup Σ sup - /sup ): A study of the hyperfine interactions 
2008Testing the inverse-Compton catastrophe scenario in the intra-day variable blazar S5 0716+71 
2008A search for phosphine in circumstellar envelopes: PH sub 3 /sub in IRC +10216 and CRL 2688? 
2008A confusion-limited spectral-line survey of Sgr B2(N) at 1, 2, and 3mm: Establishing the organic inventory in molecular clouds 
2008The rotational spectrum of anti-ethylamine (CH sub 3 /sub CH sub 2 /sub NH sub 2 /sub ) from 10 to 270 GHz: A laboratory study and astronomical search in SGR B2(N) 
2008Organic chemistry in circumstellar envelopes: Setting the stage for prebiotic synthesis 
2008Odin observations of the Galactic centre in the 118-GHz band: Upper limit to the O sub 2 /sub abundance 
2008Constraining phosphorus chemistry in carbon- and oxygen-rich circumstellar envelopes: Observations of PN, HCP, and CP 
2008The submillimeter spectrum of MnH and MnD (X sup 7 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2008Understanding the chemical complexity in Circumstellar Envelopes of C-Rich AGB stars: The case of IRC +10216 
2008Direct measurements of the fundamental rotational transitions of CD and sup 13 /sup CH (X sup 2 /sup Π sub r /sub ) 
2008Detection of the CCP radical (X sup 2 /sup π sub r /sub ) in IRC +10216: A new interstellar phosphorus-containing spectes 
2007Identification of phosphorus monoxide (x sup 2 /sup ii sub r /sub ) in vy canis majoris: Detection of the first pio bond in space 
2007Fabrication of a Nb-based 180-degree if hybrid for balanced SIS mixers 
2007The rotational spectrum of CoF in all three spin-orbit components of the X φi3 state 
2007Oxygen-rich mass loss with a pinch of salt: Nacl in the circumstellar gas of ik tauri and vy canis majoris 
2007The pure rotational spectrum of ZnCl (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): Variations in zinc halide bonding 
2007The pure rotational spectrum of CrCN (X sup 6 /sup ∑ sup + /sup ): An unexpected geometry and unusual spin interactions 
2007Chemical complexity in the winds of the oxygen-rich supergiant star VY Canis Majoris 
2007Laboratory detection of FeCO sup + /sup (X sup 4 /sup Σ sup - /sup ) by millimeter/submillimeter velocity modulation spectroscopy 
2006Carbon isotope ratios in circumstellar envelopes: Constraints for nucleosynthesis and galactic chemical evolution 
2006Improved frequencies of rotational transitions of sup 52 /sup CrH in the sup 6 /sup Σ sup + /sup ground state 
2006Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of metal-bearing molecules in the ISM 
2006Sub-millimeter spectroscopy of BaS (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2006Velocity modulation spectroscopy of molecular ions II: The millimeter/submillimeter-wave spectrum of TiF sup + /sup (X sup 3 /sup Φ sub r /sub ) 
2006Hydroxyacetone (CH sub 3 /sub COCH sub 2 /sub OH): A combined microwave and millimeter-wave laboratory study and associated astronomical search 
2006Laboratory detection and pure rotational spectrum of AlSH (X̃ sup 1 /sup A′) 
2006Investigating the limits of chemical complexity in sagittarius B2(N): A rigorous attempt to confirm 1,3-dihydroxyacetone 
2006Completing the 3d metal fluoride series: The pure rotational spectrum of ZnF (X sup 2 /sup ∑ sup + /sup ) 
2006A superconducting 180° if hybrid for balanced sis mixers 
2006Formaldehyde in comets C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), C/2002 T7 (LINEAR), and C/2001 Q4 (NEAT): Investigating the cometary origin of H sub 2 /sub CO 
2006Detection of C sub 3 /sub O in IRC +10216: Oxygen-carbon chain chemistry in the outer envelope 
2006The chemistry in circumstellar envelopes of evolved stars: Following the origin of the elements to the origin of life 
2005Molecules in high spin states III: The millimeter/submillimeter-wave spectrum of the MnCl radical (X sup 7 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2005A millimeter/submillimeter velocity modulation spectrometer for studies of molecular ions 
2005The pure rotational spectrum of CoO(X sup 4 /sup Δ sub i /sub ): Identifying the high-spin components 
2005The sup 12 /sup C/ sup 13 /sup C isotope gradient derived from millimeter transitions of CN: The case for Galactic chemical evolution 
2005Velocity modulation spectroscopy of molecular ions I: The pure rotational spectrum of TiCl sup + /sup (X sup 3 /sup Φ sub r /sub ) 
2005Examining the transition metal hydrosulfides: The pure rotational spectrum of CuSH (X̃ sup 1 /sup A′) 
2005What constitutes spectroscopic proof for the detection of large hot core molecules? 
2005High-resolution spectroscopy of CoS (X sup 4 /sup Δ sub i /sub ): Examining 3d transition-metal sulfide bonds 
2004Direct measurement of the N = 0 → 1 Transition of SH sup + /sup (X sup 3 /sup σ sup - /sup ) by submillimeter velocity modulation spectroscopy 
2004The submillimeter spectrum of CrH and CrD (X sup 6 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2004The rotational spectrum and dynamical structure of LiOH and LiOD: A combined laboratory and ab initio study 
2004Precise rest frequencies for AlH and AlD (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): A reassessment of the aluminum hyperfine structure 
2004Characterizing the later 3d cyanides: The submillimeter spectrum of CoCN(X sup 3 /sup φ sub i /sub ) 
2004HCO sup + /sup observations toward comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1): Ion-molecule chemistry and evidence for a volatile secondary source 
2004Ion chemistry in photon-dominated regions: Examining the [HCO sup + /sup ]/[HOC sup + /sup ]/[CO sup - /sup ] chemical network 
2004Perturbations in the pure rotational spectrum of CoCl (X sup 3 /sup Φ): A submillimeter study 
2004Gas-phase synthesis, submillimeter spectra, and precise structure of monomeric, solvent-free CuCH sub 3 /sub 
2003Rotational rest frequencies for FeN (X sup 2 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) and revised spectroscopic constants for FeC (X sup 3 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) 
2003Detection of MgNC in CRL 618: Tracing metal chemistry with asymptotic giant branch evolution 
2003Studies of metal hydrosulfides III: The millimeter/submillimeter spectrum of BaSH (X̃ sup 2 /sup A′) 
2003Further studies of 3d transition metal cyanides: The pure rotational spectrum of NiCN (X sup 2 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) 
2003The pure rotational spectrum of TiF (X sup 4 /sup Φ sub r /sub ): 3 d transition metal fluorides revisited 
2003Molecules in high spin states II: The pure rotational spectrum of MnF (X sup 7 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2002Rotational spectroscopy of 3 d transition-metal cyanides: Millimeter-wave studies of ZnCN (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2002Laboratory detection and pure rotational spectrum of the CaC radical (X sup 3 /sup Σ sup - /sup ) 
2002Galactic sup 12 /sup C/ sup 13 /sup C ratios from millimeter-wave observations of interstellar CN 
2002Structures and stabilities of CaC sub 3 /sub isomers 
2002The first precise molecular structure of a monomeric transition metal cyanide, copper(I) cyanide 
2002The pure rotational spectrum of NaC in its X sup 4 /sup Σ sup - /sup state: Observation and interpretation 
2002Rotational rest frequencies for CrO (X sup 5 /sup Π sub r /sub ) and CrN (X sup 4 /sup ∑ sup - /sup ) 
2002The millimeter/submillimeter spectrum of LiSH (X̃ sup 1 /sup A′): Further investigations of the metal-sulfur bond 
2002More metal cyanide species: Detection of A1NC (X sup 1 /sup ∑ sup + /sup ) Toward IRC + 10216 
2002Molecules in high spin states: The millimeter and submillimeter spectrum of the MnS radical (X sup 6 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2001Evaluating the N/O chemical network: The distribution of N sub 2 /sub O and NO in the Sagittarius B2 complex 
2001The millimeter/sub-millimeter spectrum of the LiS radical in its sup 2 /sup Π sub i /sub ground state 
2001Trends in the alkaline-earth amide series: The millimetre-wave spectrum of MgNH sub 2 /sub and MgND sub 2 /sub (X̃ sup 2 /sup A sub 1 /sub ) 
2001First synthesis and structural determination of a monomeric, unsolvated lithium amide, LiNH sub 2 /sub 
2001The pure rotational spectra of SrSH (X̃ sup 2 /sup A′) and SrS (X sup 1 /sup ∑ sup + /sup ): Further studies in alkaline-earth bonding 
2001The pure rotational spectrum of KH (X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): Quadrupole coupling in alkali hydrides 
2001The millimeter-wave spectrum of NiC (Χ sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) and CoC (Χ sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
2001Transition metal sulfide studies: The pure rotational spectrum of the CuS radical (X sup 2 /sup Π sub i /sub ) 
2000The pure rotational spectrum of CaNH sub 2 /sub and CaND sub 2 /sub (X̃ sup 2 /sup A sub 1 /sub ): Additional proof of planarity 
2000The pure rotational spectrum of gas-phase NaNH sub 2 /sub (X̃ sup 1 /sup A sub 1 /sub ) 
2000Synthesis of CH sub 3 /sub K in the gas phase: Structural and mechanistic trends for monomeric, unsolvated CH sub 3 /sub M and HCCM (M = Li, Na, K) 
2000Carbon isotope abundances in comets 
2000Rotational spectroscopy of the SrNH sub 2 /sub and SrND sub 2 /sub radicals ( X̃ sup 2 /sup A sub 1 /sub ) 
2000Laboratory detection of the MgNH2 radical (X2A1) 
1999Gas phase spectroscopy of alkali carbides: The pure rotational spectrum of KC (X sup 4 /sup Σ sup - /sup ) 
1999Structural studies of alkali methylidyne radicals: High resolution spectroscopy of NaCH and KCH (X̃ sup 3 /sup Σ sup - /sup ) 
1999Cyanide chemistry in comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) 
1999High resolution spectroscopy of MgOH (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) in its V sub 2 /sub mode: Further evidence for quasilinearity 
1999Detection of HOC sup + /sup toward the orion bar and M17-SW: Enhanced abundances in photon-dominated regions? 
1998High resolution spectroscopy of BaCH sub 3 /sub (X̃ sup 2 /sup A sub 1 /sub ): Fine and hyperfine structure analysis 
1998The pure rotational spectrum of LiCH sub 3 /sub ( X̃ sup 1 /sup A ) 
1998Structures of solvent-free, monomeric liCCH, naCCH, and KCCH 
1998Laboratory detection and pure rotational spectrum of the NaCH radical (X̃ sup 3 /sup Σ sup - /sup ) 
1998Rotational spectroscopy of LiCCH ( X̃ sup 1 /sup Σ ) in its ground and v sub 5 /sub vibrational states 
1997Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of FeF (X sup 6 /sup Δ sub i /sub ): Rotational analysis and bonding study 
1997Laboratory detection and submillimeter spectrum of NaCCH (X̄ sup 1 /sup ∑) 
1997New observations of the [HCO sup + /sup ]/[HOC sup + /sup ] ratio in dense molecular clouds 
1997The pure rotational spectrum of NaCH sub 3 /sub ( X̃ sup 1 /sup A sub 1 /sub ) 
1997The millimeter-wave spectrum of A1NC: Chemical trends in metal isocyanide molecules 
1997Laboratory detection and submillimeter spectrum of the NaS radical (X sup 2 /sup II sub i /sub ) 
1997A millimeter/sub-millimeter-wave spectroscopic study of the FeCl radical (X sup 6 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) 
1996Rest frequencies for alkaline earth hydroxide radicals (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
1996A search for interstellar ch sub 3 /sub d: limits to the methane abundance in orion-kl 
1996Detection of a new interstellar molecular ion, H2COH+ (protonated formaldehyde). 
1996The millimeter and submillimeter spectrum of AlCH sub 3 /sub (X̃ sup 1 /sup a sub 1 /sub ) 
1996The pure rotational spectrum of FeC (X sup 3 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) 
1996The millimeter-wave spectrum of FeO in its X sup 5 /sup Δ sub i /sub state (v = 0): A study of all five spin components 
1996The millimeter-wave spectrum and rest frequencies of FeF (X sup 6 /sup Δ sub i /sub ) 
1996Detection of a new interstellar molecular ion, H sub 2 /sub COH sup + /sup (protonated formaldehyde) 
1996The pure rotational spectrum of the ground vibrational state of SrCH sub 3 /sub (Χ̃ sup 2 /sup Α sub 1 /sub ) 
1995Toward extragalactic chemistry: Detections of N sub 2 /sub H sup + /sup and SiO in nearby galaxies 
1995The millimeter/submillimeter rotational spectrum of CaCCH(X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
1995Millimeter-wave rotational spectroscopy of MgOD and CaOD (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
1995Confirmation of interstellar HOC sup + /sup : Reevaluating the [HCO sup + /sup ]/[HOC sup + /sup ] abundance ratio 
1995New rovibrational data for MgOH and MgOD and the internuclear potential function of the ground electronic state 
1995The millimeter-wave spectrum of SrCCH(X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ): chemical trends in metal monoacetylide species 
1995Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of vibrationally excited ground state alkaline-earth hydroxide radicals (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
1995Detection of MgCN in IRC +10216: A new metal-bearing free radical 
1994Detection of interstellar N sub 2 /sub O: A new molecule containing an N-O bond 
1994Exotic fluoride molecules in IRC +10216: Confirmation of AlF and searches for MgF and CaF 
1994Millimeter and submillimeter rest frequencies for the MgF radical 
1994The millimeter-wave spectrum of the CaF radical (X sup 2 /sup ∑ sup + /sup ) 
1994High-resolution images of shocked molecular clumps in the supernova remnant IC 443 
1994The millimeter-wave spectrum of sup 25 /sup MgNC and sup 26 /sup MgNC: bonding in magnesium isocyanides 
1994New detections of interstellar HNO at 2 and 1.2 millimeters: More N-O bonds 
1994Millimeter/submillimeter spectrometer for high resolution studies of transient molecules 
1994Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of MgF: Structure and bonding in alkaline-earth monofluoride radicals 
1994Metal hyperfine structure in magnesium chloride. The millimeter-wave spectrum of sup 25 /sup MgCl and sup 26 /sup MgCl 
1993The millimeter-wave spectrum of AlOH 
1993The spectrum of Orion-KL at 2 millimeters (150-160 GHz). 
1993The millimeter and sub-millimeter spectrum of the BaOH radical 
1993The laboratory spectrum of acetaedehyde at 1 millimeter (230-325 GHz) 
1993The millimeter-wave spectrum of CaH (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
1993The millimeter/submillimeter spectrum and rotational rest frequencies of MgCH sub 3 /sub (X̃ sup 2 /sup A sub 1 /sub ) 
1993N sub 2 /sub H sup + /sup in the Orion ambient ridge: Cloud clumping versus rotation 
1993The millimeter-wave spectrum of the MgH and MgD radicals 
1993Laboratory detection and millimeter spectrum of the MgCCH radical 
1992Structure and kinematics of dense gas associated with the supernova remnant IC 443 
1992Estimates of N sub 2 /sub abundances in dense molecular clouds 
1992A survey of N sub 2 /sub H sup + /sup in dense clouds: Implications for interstellar nitrogen and ion-molecule chemistry 
1992Observational constraints on solar nebula nitrogen chemistry: N sub 2 /sub /NH sub 3 /sub 
1992Detection of the quadrupole hyperfine structure in HCNH 
1992The millimeter-wave spectrum of the SrOH and SrOD radicals 
1992The millimeter-wave spectrum of the CaOH radical (X sup 2 /sup Σ sup + /sup ) 
1991Nitric oxide in star-forming regions: Further evidence for interstellar N-O bonds 
1991N sub 2 /sub H sup + /sup in Orion: Chemical clues to the dynamics of the quiescent gas 
1991Abundances of hydrogen sulfide in star-forming regions 
1991A molecular beam millimeter-wave optical pump/probe study of the X sup 1 /sup Σ sup + /sup state of yttrium monofluoride 
1990A new bipolar outflow source in OMC-1 
1990Observations of H sub 2 /sub S toward OMC-1 
1990Detection of nitric oxide in the dark cloud L134N. 
1990Observations of H2S toward OMC-1. 
1989Detection of interstellar hydrogen sulfide in cold, dark clouds. 
1989Shock chemistry in the molecular clouds associated with SNR IC 443. 
1989Interstellar SiO as a tracer of high-temperature chemistry. 
1988HCO emission from H II-molecular cloud interface regions. 
1988Identification of the interstellar cyanomethyl radical (CH2CN) in the molecular clouds TMC-1 and Sagittarius B2. 
1988Newly detected molecules in dense interstellar clouds. 
1988Observations of interstellar HOCO+: abundance enhancements toward the galactic center. 
1988Laboratory detection of a new interstellar free radical CH2CN(2B1). 
1988SiS in Orion-KL: evidence for outflow chemistry. 
1987Detection of interstellar PN: the first phosphorus-bearing species observed in molecular clouds. 
1986A search for interstellar H3O+. 
1986Detection of interstellar vibrationally excited HCN. 
1986HCNH+: a new interstellar molecular ion. 
1978Methyltriphenoxyphosphonium trifluoromethanesulphonate: A new, versatile synthetic reagent 
1976Rotational and vibrational analysis of the B̃←X̃ system of XeF as observed in a supersonic free jet 
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