Ralf Kaiser
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Current Projects
- Ice Chemistry: Radiation Induced Chemical Processing — 2013 NAI
- Ice Chemistry of the Solar System — 2012 NAI
- Task 2.1.1.2 Titan Aerosol Chemistry — 2012 NAI
- Ice Chemistry Beyond the Solar System — 2011 NAI
- Ice Chemistry of the Solar System — 2011 NAI
- Nanoparticle Levitator — 2010 NAI
- Keck Astrochemistry Laboratory — 2010 NAI
- Ice Chemistry Experiments — 2010 NAI
- Analytical and Theoretical Studies on Origin of Earth's Oceans and Atmosphere — 2009 NAI
- Irradiation of Lunar Samples — 2009 NAI
- Formation of Higher Carbon Oxides in CO2 Rich Solar System Ices — 2009 NAI
- Keck Astrochemistry Laboratory — 2009 NAI
- Mineral-Catalyzed Coupling of Amino Acids to Polypeptides — 2009 NAI
- Formation of Carbon and Nitrogen-Rich Organics in Solar System Ices — 2009 NAI
- Infrared Spectra and Radiation Processing of Water- and Ammonia Rich Solar System Ice — 2009 NAI
- Chemistry of the NH3/H2O System — 2008 NAI
- Amorphization of Crystalline Water Ice in the Solar System — 2008 NAI
- Mechanistical Studies on the Non-Equilibrium Chemistry of Unusual Carbon Oxide in Solar System Ices — 2008 NAI
- Formation of Molecular Hydrogen via Interaction of Ionizing Radiation With Hydrocarbon Ices in the Interstellar Medium — 2008 NAI
- Important Carbon Oxides in the Planetary Atmospheres and Surfaces — 2006 NAI
- Formation of Astrobiologically Important Molecules in Water-Rich Environments — 2006 NAI
- Chondritic Meteorites as Records of Aqueous Activity on Asteroidal Parent Bodies — 2005 NAI
- Formation of Astrobiologically Important Molecules in Water-Rich Environments — 2005 NAI
- Extraterrestrial Ice Laboratory Experiments — 2004 NAI
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NAI Project Collaborators
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Alexandre Souza
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
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Publications
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Bennett, C. J., Brotton, S. J., Jones, B. M., Misra, A. K., Sharma, S. K., & Kaiser, R. I. (2013). High-Sensitivity Raman Spectrometer To Study Pristine and Irradiated Interstellar Ice Analogs. Anal. Chem., 85(12), 5659–5665. doi:10.1021/ac303259y
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Bennett, C. J., Hama, T., Kim, Y. S., Kawasaki, M., & Kaiser, R. I. (2010). LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE FORMATION OF FORMIC ACID (HCOOH) IN INTERSTELLAR AND COMETARY ICES. The Astrophysical Journal, 727(1), 27. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/727/1/27
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Bennett, C. J., Hama, T., Kim, Y. S., Kawasaki, M., & Kaiser, R. I. (2010). LABORATORY STUDIES ON THE FORMATION OF FORMIC ACID (HCOOH) IN INTERSTELLAR AND COMETARY ICES. The Astrophysical Journal, 727(1), 27. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/727/1/27
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Bennett, C. J., Jamieson, C. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2009). AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DECOMPOSITION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND FORMATION ROUTES TO CARBON DIOXIDE IN INTERSTELLAR ICES. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 182(1), 1–11. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/182/1/1
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Bennett, C. J., Jamieson, C. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2009). Mechanistical studies on the formation of carbon dioxide in extraterrestrial carbon monoxide ice analog samples. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11(21), 4210. doi:10.1039/b901220f
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Bennett, C. J., Jones, B., Knox, E., Perry, J., Kim, Y. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2010). MECHANISTICAL STUDIES ON THE FORMATION AND NATURE OF THE “XCN” (OCN – ) SPECIES IN INTERSTELLAR ICES. The Astrophysical Journal, 723(1), 641–648. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/723/1/641
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Bennett, C. J., Jones, B., Knox, E., Perry, J., Kim, Y. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2010). MECHANISTICAL STUDIES ON THE FORMATION AND NATURE OF THE “XCN” (OCN – ) SPECIES IN INTERSTELLAR ICES. The Astrophysical Journal, 723(1), 641–648. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/723/1/641
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Brotton, S. J., & Kaiser, R. I. (2013). In Situ Raman Spectroscopic Study of Gypsum (CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O) and Epsomite (MgSO 4 ·7H 2 O) Dehydration Utilizing an Ultrasonic Levitator. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 4(4), 669–673. doi:10.1021/jz301861a
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Ennis, C. P., Bennett, C. J., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). On the formation of ozone in oxygen-rich solar system ices via ionizing radiation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(20), 9469. doi:10.1039/c1cp20434c
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Ennis, C., & Kaiser, R. I. (2012). ON THE FORMATION OF OZONE IN SOLAR SYSTEM OXYGEN ICES EXPOSED TO HEAVY IONS. The Astrophysical Journal, 745(2), 103. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/745/2/103
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Ennis, C., Bennett, C. J., Jones, B. M., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). FORMATION OF D 2 -WATER AND D 2 -CARBONIC ACID IN OXYGEN-RICH SOLAR SYSTEM ICES VIA D + 2 IRRADIATION. The Astrophysical Journal, 733(2), 79. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/733/2/79
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Ennis, C., Bennett, C. J., Jones, B. M., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). FORMATION OF D 2 -WATER AND D 2 -CARBONIC ACID IN OXYGEN-RICH SOLAR SYSTEM ICES VIA D + 2 IRRADIATION. The Astrophysical Journal, 733(2), 79. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/733/2/79
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Ennis, C., Yuan, H., Sibener, S. J., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). On the chemical processing of hydrocarbon surfaces by fast oxygen ions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(39), 17870. doi:10.1039/c1cp21800j
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Evans, N. L., Bennett, C. J., Ullrich, S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). ON THE INTERACTION OF ADENINE WITH IONIZING RADIATION: MECHANISTICAL STUDIES AND ASTROBIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS. The Astrophysical Journal, 730(2), 69. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/730/2/69
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He, J., Gao, K., Vidali, G., Bennett, C. J., & Kaiser, R. I. (2010). FORMATION OF MOLECULAR HYDROGEN FROM METHANE ICE. The Astrophysical Journal, 721(2), 1656–1662. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/721/2/1656
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Jamieson, C. S., Chang, A. H. H., & Kaiser, R. I. (2009). A laboratory study on the thermally induced transformation of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) to the cyanogen anion (CN−) in Solar System analog ices. Advances in Space Research, 43(9), 1446–1450. doi:10.1016/j.asr.2009.01.016
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Jones, B. M., Bennett, C. J., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). MECHANISTICAL STUDIES ON THE PRODUCTION OF FORMAMIDE (H 2 NCHO) WITHIN INTERSTELLAR ICE ANALOGS. The Astrophysical Journal, 734(2), 78. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/734/2/78
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Jones, B. M., Bennett, C. J., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). MECHANISTICAL STUDIES ON THE PRODUCTION OF FORMAMIDE (H 2 NCHO) WITHIN INTERSTELLAR ICE ANALOGS. The Astrophysical Journal, 734(2), 78. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/734/2/78
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Jones, B. M., Zhang, F., Kaiser, R. I., Jamal, A., Mebel, A. M., Cordiner, M. A., & Charnley, S. B. (2010). Formation of benzene in the interstellar medium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(2), 452–457. doi:10.1073/pnas.1012468108
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Jones, B., Matsyutenko, P., Su, N. C., Chang, A. H. H., & Kaiser, R. I. (2010). Crossed Molecular Beam Study on the Ground State Reaction of Atomic Boron [B( 2 P j )] with Hydrogen Cyanide [HCN]. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114(34), 8999–9006. doi:10.1021/jp104426f
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Kaiser, R. I., Stockton, A. M., Kim, Y. S., Jensen, E. C., & Mathies, R. A. (2013). ON THE FORMATION OF DIPEPTIDES IN INTERSTELLAR MODEL ICES. The Astrophysical Journal, 765(2), 111. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/765/2/111
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Kayi, H., Kaiser, R. I., & Head, J. D. (2011). A computational study on the structures of methylamine–carbon dioxide–water clusters: evidence for the barrier free formation of the methylcarbamic acid zwitterion (CH3NH2+COO−) in interstellar water ices. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(23), 11083. doi:10.1039/c0cp01962c
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Kayi, H., Kaiser, R. I., & Head, J. D. (2011). A theoretical investigation of the low energy conformers of the isomers glycine and methylcarbamic acid and their role in the interstellar medium. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(35), 15774. doi:10.1039/c1cp20656g
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Kayi, H., Kaiser, R. I., & Head, J. D. (2012). A theoretical investigation of the relative stability of hydrated glycine and methylcarbamic acid—from water clusters to interstellar ices. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14(14), 4942. doi:10.1039/c2cp23798a
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Kim, Y. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2010). ABIOTIC FORMATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS (RCOOH) IN INTERSTELLAR AND SOLAR SYSTEM MODEL ICES. The Astrophysical Journal, 725(1), 1002–1010. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/725/1/1002
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Kim, Y. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). ON THE FORMATION OF AMINES (RNH 2 ) AND THE CYANIDE ANION (CN – ) IN ELECTRON-IRRADIATED AMMONIA-HYDROCARBON INTERSTELLAR MODEL ICES. The Astrophysical Journal, 729(1), 68. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/729/1/68
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Kim, Y. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2012). ELECTRON IRRADIATION OF KUIPER BELT SURFACE ICES: TERNARY N 2 -CH 4 -CO MIXTURES AS A CASE STUDY. The Astrophysical Journal, 758(1), 37. doi:10.1088/0004-637x/758/1/37
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Kim, Y. S., Wo, K. P., Maity, S., Atreya, S. K., & Kaiser, R. I. (2013). Radiation-Induced Formation of Chlorine Oxides and Their Potential Role in the Origin of Martian Perchlorates. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(13), 4910–4913. doi:10.1021/ja3122922
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Kim, Y. S., Zhang, F., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). Laboratory simulation of Kuiper belt object volatile ices under ionizing radiation: CO–N2 ices as a case study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(35), 15766. doi:10.1039/c1cp20658c
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Quinto-Hernandez, A., Wodtke, A. M., Bennett, C. J., Kim, Y. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). On the Interaction of Methyl Azide (CH 3 N 3 ) Ices with Ionizing Radiation: Formation of Methanimine (CH 2 NH), Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN), and Hydrogen Isocyanide (HNC) †. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 115(3), 250–264. doi:10.1021/jp103028v
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Zheng, W., Jewitt, D., & Kaiser, R. I. (2009). INFRARED SPECTRA OF AMMONIA-WATER ICES. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 181(1), 53–61. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/181/1/53
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Zheng, W., Kim, Y. S., & Kaiser, R. I. (2011). Formation of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide in electron-irradiated H218O/N2 ice mixtures—evidence for the existence of free oxygen atoms in interstellar and solar system analog ices. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13(35), 15749. doi:10.1039/c1cp20528e
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- Bennett, C.J., Guo, H., Jia, L., Ennis, C., Qi, F. & Kaiser, R.I. (Submitted). Pyrolysis of Polymers Investigated by Tunable Synchrotron Vacuum Ultraviolet Photoionization Mass Spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. See Project
- Mottl, M.J., Glazer, B.T., Kaiser, R.I. & Meech, K.J. (2007). Water and Astrobiology. Chemie der Erde, 67: 253-282. See Project
- Quinto-Hernandez, A., Bennett, C.J., Kim, Y.S., Wodtke, A.M. & Kaiser, R.I. (Accepted). On the Interaction of Methyl Azide (CH3N3) Ices with Ionizing Radiation and Implications to Titan’s Chemistry. ApJ. See Project
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