McCall Research Group Illinois

McCall Group at the 64th Ohio State University International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Jacob Stewart
June 16, 2009 - 6:42 AM


Eight members of the McCall research group will be presenting talks at the International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, featuring Ben's talk as winner of the 2009 Coblentz award.


The McCall research group will be well represented at the 64th International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy. Nine talks will be given by eight members of the group, covering astronomical observations, progress on observing molecular ions in the SCRIBES instrument, measurements of H3+, and development of a continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectrometer using a quantum cascade laser. Our group's participation in the conference will be highlighted by Ben's talk on molecular spectroscopy and astrochemistry in the plenary session on Monday, June 22 at 11:10 am. (To read Ben's abstract, click here)

Other members of the group presenting talks are Carrie Kauffman, Kyle Crabtree, Manori Perera, Andrew Mills, Nick Indriolo, Brett McGuire, and Brian Brumfield. The schedule for all McCall group talks is as follows:

Monday, June 22
Ben McCall - "Molecular Spectroscopy: The Key to Understanding the Interstellar Medium" - 11:10 am - Plenary Session (abstract)

Tuesday, June 23
Carrie Kauffman - "A Continuous Supersonic Expansion Discharge Nozzle for Rotationally Cold Ions" - 9:21 am - Radicals and Ions (abstract)

Kyle Crabtree - "Performance of a Continuous Supersonic Expansion Discharge Nozzle Evaluated by Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy" - 9:38 am - Radicals and Ions (abstract)

Manori Perera - "Progress in the Development of an Infrared Ion Beam Spectrometer" - 9:55 am - Radicals and Ions (abstract)

Wednesday, June 24
Andrew Mills - "Indirect Terahertz Spectroscopy of Molecular Ions Using Highly Accurate and Precise Mid-IR Spectroscopy" - 2:05 pm - Mini-Symposium: FIR/THz Air/Space Missions (abstract)

Nick Indriolo - "Variability of the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in Diffuse Molecular Clouds" - 3:52 pm - Astronomical Species and Processes (abstract)

Nick Indriolo - "Can We Use Metastable Helium to Trace the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate?" - 4:09 pm - Astronomical Species and Processes (abstract)

Brett McGuire - "Spectroscopic Studies of the H3+ + H2 Reaction at Astrophysically Relevant Temperatures" - 4:26 pm - Astronomical Species and Processes (abstract)

Thursday, June 25
No McCall group talks.

Friday, June 26
Brian Brumfield - "The Influence of Free-Running FP-QCL Frequency Jitter on Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy of C60" - 10:20 am - Mini-Symposium: Cavity Enhanced Spectroscopy (abstract)