Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Fall 2014 Meeting of the APS New England Section
Volume 59, Number 17
Friday–Saturday, November 7–8, 2014; Boston, Massachusetts
Session A1: Invited Session I |
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Chair: Naomi Ridge, WIT Room: Watson Hall Auditorium |
Friday, November 7, 2014 1:10PM - 1:50PM |
A1.00001: Merged-Beams studies for Astrophysics and Astrobiology Invited Speaker: Ken Miller Using merged beams techniques we have developed experimental apparatuses to study neutral-ion chemical reactions. Such reactions are important for large structure formation in the early universe as well as developing the molecules necessary for life. One apparatus has been used to measure the associative detachment reaction of hydrogen which aids the formation of early stars. A separate apparatus has been used to study neutral carbon reactions with H$_3^+$ which are believed to be key gas-phase pathways to initiating organic chemistry in molecular clouds.\\[4pt] In collaboration with K. A. Miller, A. P. O'Connor, N. deRuette, J. St\"utzel, X. Urbain, and D. W. Savin. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, November 7, 2014 1:50PM - 2:30PM |
A1.00002: The Accelerating Universe: a Nobel Surprise Invited Speaker: Robert Kirshner . [Preview Abstract] |
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