The Cosmic Ice Laboratory
Present Positions
Astrochemist, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center, Astrochemistry Laboratory
Professor of Chemistry, US Naval Academy
Education
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of Florida
Research Areas
Chemistry and physics of
cosmic ices
(cometary, icy satellite, and interstellar)
Measurements of optical constants and refractive indices of ices
Radiation chemistry and photochemistry applied to astrochemical problems
Molecular spectroscopy
Selected Refereed Publications
Hudson, R. L., Gerakines, P. A., and Ferrante, R. F. (2018). IR Spectra and Properties of Solid
Acetone, an Interstellar and Cometary Molecule.
Spectrochimica Acta ,
193, 33-39.
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Hudson, R. L., Ferrante, R. F., and Moore, M. H. (2014). Infrared Spectra and Optical Constants
of Astronomical Ices: I. Amorphous and Crystalline Acetylene.
Icarus,
228, 276-287.
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Knez, C., Moore, M. H., Ferrante, R. F., and Hudson, R. L. (2012). Laboratory IR Studies and Astrophysical
Implications of C
2H
2-Containing Binary Ices.
The Astrophysical Journal,
748, 95.
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Moore, M. H., Ferrante, R. F., Moore, W. J., and Hudson, R. L. (2010). Infrared Spectra and Optical
Constants of Nitrile Ices Relevant to Titan's Atmosphere.
The Astrophysical Journal - Supplement,
191, 96-112.
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Ferrante, R. F., Moore, M. H., Spiliotis, M. M., and Hudson, R. L. (2008). Formation of Interstellar OCS:
Radiation Chemistry and IR Spectra of Precursor Ices.
Astrophysical Journal,
684, 1210-1220.
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Moore, M. H., Ferrante, R. F., Hudson, R. L., and Stone, J. N. (2007). Ammonia - Water Ice
Laboratory Studies Relevant to Outer Solar System Surfaces.
Icarus,
190,
260-273.
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Moore, M. H., Hudson, R. L., and Ferrante, R. F. (2003). Radiation Products in Processed Ices
Relevant to Edgeworth-Kuiper-Belt Objects.
Earth, Moon, and Planets,
92, 291-306.
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