NASA LAW poster abstract

[Michael Flory <flory@email.arizona.edu>]

Local Committee,

I would like to submit the following abstract for presentation as a poster.  I
believe I have already registered.  I will be the one presenting.

Is there any way to include affiliations in the abstract file when submitting?

Thank you.

Michael Flory
Ziurys Research Group
University of Arizona
Department of Chemistry
520-626-5256




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\title{Laboratory Rotational Spectroscopy of Astrochemically Interesting Metal Cyanides and Isocyanides}

\author{Michael A. Flory \and Lucy M. Ziurys}

\date{15 February 2006}

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The most common metal-bearing molecules in the interstellar medium are metal cyanides and isocyanides.  For example, NaCN, MgCN, MgNC, KCN, and AlNC all have been observed in the circumstellar gas of asymptotic giant branch stars.  These findings suggest that other metal cyanides might be present in circumstellar gas.  Their detection would have implications for nucleosynthetic processes in stars, as well as for the chemistry in the interstellar medium.  Studies are being conducted in the laboratory to measure the rest frequencies of these potential interstellar molecules.  The current focus is on transition metal cyanides and isocyanides.  We have previously recorded the spectra of CoCN, NiCN, CuCN, and ZnCN.  Most recently, we have identified the spectrum of CrCN/CrNC $(X ^{6}\Sigma^{+})$ in the laboratory, and preliminary work is underway on MnNC $(X ^{7}\Sigma^{+})$ and FeNC $(X ^{6}\Delta_{i})$.  The most recent results will be presented.

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