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  1. First Optical Constants of Laboratory-generated Organic Refractory Materials (Tholins) Produced in the NASA Ames COSmIC Facility from the Visible to the Near Infrared (0.4–1.6 μm): Application to Titan’s Aerosols

    Article • The Planetary Science Journal, July 2023, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  2. Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy of Anthracene, 9-Methylanthracene, and 2-Methylanthracene in Supersonic Expansion

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, March 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  3. Raman Spectroscopic Study of Pyrene in Cosmic Dust Analogues: Evolution from the Gas to the Solid Phase

    Article • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, August 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  4. PDRs4All: A JWST Early Release Science Program on Radiative Feedback from Massive Stars

    Article • Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, May 2022, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Sandra Brünken, Dr Farid Salama

  5. A Laboratory-driven Multiscale Investigation of X-Ray Induced Mass Loss and Photochemical Evolution in Cosmic Carbon and Silicate Dust

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, January 2022, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  6. A Cross-laboratory Comparison Study of Titan Haze Analogs: Surface Energy

    Article • The Planetary Science Journal, January 2022, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  7. Families and clusters of diffuse interstellar bands: a data-driven correlation analysis

    Article • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, December 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Farid Salama

  8. The Titan Haze Simulation (THS) experiment on COSmIC. Part III. XANES study of laboratory analogs of Titan tholins

    Article • Icarus, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  9. Multidisciplinary investigation of benzene (C6H6) condensation in Titan’s South polar cloud system

    Article • July 2021, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Farid Salama

  10. Investigating the Condensation of Benzene (C6H6) in Titan’s South Polar Cloud System with a Combination of Laboratory, Observational, and Modeling Tools

    Article • The Planetary Science Journal, July 2021, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  11. Critical Laboratory Studies to Advance Planetary Science and Support Missions

    Article • March 2021, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  12. The Science Case for a Titan Flagship-class Orbiter with Probes

    Article • March 2021, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  13. New Frontiers Titan Orbiter

    Article • March 2021, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  14. Characterization of Cosmic Grain Analogs Formed at Low Temperature from Small Hydrocarbon Precursors in the NASA Ames COSmIC Facility

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, December 2020, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  15. New Cold-Temperature Vapor Pressure Measurements Help Constrain the Microphysical Properties of Titan’s South Pole Benzene Cloud

    Article • October 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Farid Salama

  16. UV/Vis+ photochemistry database: Structure, content and applications

    Article • Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  17. Low-temperature Formation of Carbonaceous Dust Grains from PAHs

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, January 2020, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  18. Cavity ring down spectroscopy of cold neutral phenanthrene and phenanthridine in supersonic jets

    Article • AIP Advances, August 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  19. The Future of Laboratory Astrophysics

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, April 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  20. The Titan haze simulation experiment: Investigating Titan’s low-temperature atmospheric chemistry in a pulsed plasma jet expansion

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, April 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  21. Electronic spectroscopy of PAHs and PAH derivatives in supersonic jet

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, April 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  22. Low-temperature condensation of carbonaceous dust grains from PAHs

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, April 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  23. C6H6 condensation on Titan’s stratospheric aerosols: An integrated laboratory, modeling and experimental approach

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, April 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  24. IAU volume 15 issue 350 Cover and Front matter

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, April 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  25. A Model of Titan-like Chemistry to Connect Experiments and Cassini Observations

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, January 2018, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  26. The ESO Diffuse Interstellar Bands Large Exploration Survey (EDIBLES)

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, October 2017, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  27. The Titan Haze Simulation (THS) experiment on COSmIC. Part II. Ex-situ analysis of aerosols produced at low temperature

    Article • Icarus, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  28. Recent Progress in Laboratory Astrophysics Achieved with NASA Ames’ COSmIC Facility

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, March 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  29. Special issue on atomic and molecular data for astrophysics

    Article • Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, February 2017, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  30. DIVISION B COMMISSION 14: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DATA

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, August 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  31. FM12: A Focus Meeting on Bridging Laboratory Astrophysics and Astronomy

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, August 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  32. The THS experiment: Simulating Titan's atmospheric chemistry at low temperature (200 K)

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, August 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  33. Special issue on atomic & molecular data for astrophysicists

    Article • Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, July 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  34. First results of the ORGANIC experiment on EXPOSE-R on the ISS

    Article • International Journal of Astrobiology, November 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  35. Organics Exposure in Orbit (OREOcube): A Next-Generation Space Exposure Platform

    Article • Langmuir, November 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  36. The Titan Haze Simulation experiment on COSmIC: Probing Titan’s atmospheric chemistry at low temperature

    Article • Icarus, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  37. VLT/X-Shooter survey of near-infrared diffuse interstellar bands

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, September 2014, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  38. Complementary and Emerging Techniques for Astrophysical Ices Processed in the Laboratory

    Article • Space Science Reviews, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama, Dr Marco A Allodi

  39. LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON FORMATION AND DESTRUCTION IN THE CIRCUMSTELLAR OUTFLOWS OF CARBON STARS

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, August 2013, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  40. DIVISION XII: COMMISSION 14: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DATA

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, August 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  41. A Critical Review of PAHs as DIB Carriers - Progress and Open Questions

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, May 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  42. X-Shooter Survey of Near-Infrared DIBs

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, May 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  43. The O/OREOS Mission: First Science Data from the Space Environment Viability of Organics (SEVO) Payload

    Article • Astrobiology, September 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Farid Salama

  44. The impact of recent advances in laboratory astrophysics on our understanding of the cosmos

    Article • Reports on Progress in Physics, February 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  45. The development of the Space Environment Viability of Organics (SEVO) experiment aboard the Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses (O/OREOS) satellite

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  46. COMMISSION 14: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DATA

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, December 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Jonathan Tennyson, Dr Farid Salama

  47. The ORGANIC experiment on EXPOSE-R on the ISS: Flight sample preparation and ground control spectroscopy

    Article • Advances in Space Research, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  48. DIVISION VI / COMMISSION 34 / WORKING GROUP ASTROCHEMISTRY

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, December 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  49. Linear and circular spectropolarimetry of diffuse interstellar bands

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, June 2011, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  50. C84: A Prototype of Larger Fullerenes. Laboratory Spectroscopy and Astronomical Relevance

    Article • Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Farid Salama

  51. SEARCHING FOR NAPHTHALENE CATION ABSORPTION IN THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, April 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  52. POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND THE DIFFUSE INTERSTELLAR BANDS: A SURVEY

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, February 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  53. ON ESTIMATING INTERSTELLAR POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON ABUNDANCES WITH CALCULATED OSCILLATOR STRENGTHS

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, January 2011, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  54. The coupling of a reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer with a cosmic simulation chamber: A powerful new tool for laboratory astrophysics

    Article • International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  55. Formation and Evolution of Circumstellar and Interstellar PAHs: A Laboratory Study

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, January 2011, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  56. COMMISSION 14: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DATA

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, May 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Jonathan Tennyson, Dr Farid Salama

  57. COMMISSION 14: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR DATA

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, December 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Jonathan Tennyson, Dr Farid Salama

  58. PAHs in Astronomy - A Review

    Article • Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, February 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Farid Salama

  59. Detection of diffuse interstellar bands in M 31

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, January 2008, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  60. S1(A11)←S0(A11) transition of benzo[g,h,i]perylene in supersonic jets and rare gas matrices

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, May 2007, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  61. Interstellar gas, dust and diffuse bands in the SMC

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, May 2007, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  62. The ORGANICS experiment on BIOPAN V: UV and space exposure of aromatic compounds

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, March 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  63. Flow dynamics of a pulsed planar expansion

    Article • Chemical Physics, August 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  64. Cavity ring-down spectroscopy of jet-cooled 1-pyrenecarboxyaldehyde (C17H10O) and 1-methylpyrene (C17H12) cations

    Article • Chemical Physics Letters, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  65. Modeling the influence of anode–cathode spacing in a pulsed discharge nozzle

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  66. Investigation of the Ultraviolet, Visible, and Near‐Infrared Absorption Spectra of Hydrogenated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Cations

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, July 2005, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  67. Cavity ring-down spectroscopy and vibronic activity of benzo[ghi]perylene

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, July 2005, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  68. Plasma in a pulsed discharge environment

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, April 2005, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Farid Salama

  69. Numerical investigation of the discharge characteristics of the pulsed discharge nozzle

    Article • Physical Review E, March 2005, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  70. PAH charge state distribution and DIB carriers: Implications from the line of sight toward HD 147889

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, March 2005, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  71. Cavity ring-down spectroscopy and theoretical calculations of the S1(B3u1)←S0(Ag1) transition of jet-cooled perylene

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, February 2005, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  72. The Rotational Excitation Temperature of the λ6614 Diffuse Interstellar Band Carrier

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, July 2004, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  73. Multiplex integrated cavity output spectroscopy of cold PAH cations

    Article • Chemical Physics Letters, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  74. Plasma structure in a pulsed discharge environment

    Article • Plasma Sources Science and Technology, September 2003, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  75. The Role of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ultraviolet Extinction. I. Probing Small Molecular Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, August 2003, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  76. Plasma structure in a pulsed discharge environment

    Article • Plasma Sources Science and Technology, May 2003, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  77. Pulsed discharge nozzle cavity ringdown spectroscopy of cold polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ions

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, May 2003, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  78. Electronic Absorption Spectra of Neutral Perylene (C 20 H 12 ), Terrylene (C 30 H 16 ), and Quaterrylene (C 40 H 20 ) and Their Positive and Negative Ions:  Ne Matrix-Isolation Spectroscopy and Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Calculations

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, May 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  79. Time‐dependent Density Functional Theory Calculations of Large Compact Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Cations: Implications for the Diffuse Interstellar Bands

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, April 2003, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  80. Detection of Diffuse Interstellar Bands in the Magellanic Clouds

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, September 2002, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  81. Spectroscopy of large PAHs

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, August 2002, EDP Sciences

    Dr Farid Salama

  82. D1(2B2g)→D0(2Au) fluorescence from the matrix-isolated perylene cation following laser excitation into the D5(2B3g) and D2(2B3g) electronic states

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, April 2002, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  83. Absorption and emission spectroscopy of matrix-isolated benzo[g,h,i]perylene: An experimental and theoretical study for astrochemical applications

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, July 2001, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  84. Molecular spectroscopy in astrophysics: the case of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, May 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  85. Preface

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, March 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  86. Electronic Absorption Spectra of Neutral Pentacene (C 22 H 14 ) and Its Positive and Negative Ions in Ne, Ar, and Kr Matrices

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, August 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  87. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and the Diffuse Interstellar Bands: A Survey

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, November 1999, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  88. First detection of an ultraviolet transition in an ionized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, July 1999, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  89. Absorption and emission spectroscopy of perylene (C20H12) isolated in Ne, Ar, and N2 matrices

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, April 1999, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  90. Jet-discharge cavity ring-down spectroscopy of ionized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: progress in testing the PAH hypothesis for the diffuse interstellar band problem

    Article • Chemical Physics Letters, April 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  91. Carbon in the Universe

    Article • Science, December 1998, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Farid Salama

  92. Matrix‐isolated Nano‐sized Carbon Grains as an Analog for the 217.5 Nanometer Feature Carrier

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, May 1998, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  93. UV Photochemistry of Ices

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  94. Article • Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  95. Organics in the diffuse interstellar medium

    Article • Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, October 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  96. Assessment of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon--Diffuse Interstellar Band Proposal

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, February 1996, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Farid Salama

  97. Neutral and Ionized PAH Spectral Properties

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  98. Low temperature spectroscopy: From ground to space

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  99. Neutral and ionized PAHs: contribution to the interstellar extinction

    Article • Planetary and Space Science, October 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  100. Photoinduced fluorescence from the perylene cation isolated in Ne and Ar matrices

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, June 1995, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  101. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ions and the diffuse interstellar bands

    Article • Advances in Space Research, March 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  102. Absorption Spectroscopy of Neutral and Ionized PAHs. Implications for the Diffuse Interstellar Bands

    Article • January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  103. Visible Luminescence from PAH Cations and the Diffuse Bands in Emission

    Article • January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  104. Electronic absorption spectroscopy of matrix‐isolated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon cations. II. The phenanthrene cation (C14H10+) and its 1‐methyl derivative

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, December 1994, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  105. New Narrow Infrared Absorption Features in the Spectrum of Io between 3600 and 3100 cm-1 (2.8-3.2 μm)

    Article • Icarus, August 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  106. Is H2O Present on Io? The Detection of a New Strong Band Near 3590 cm-1 (2.79 μm)

    Article • Icarus, February 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  107. Theoretical study of the electronic spectra of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene, and its derivatives

    Article • Chemical Physics, July 1993, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  108. General discussion

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions, January 1993, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Farid Salama

  109. Neutral and ionized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, diffuse interstellar bands and the ultraviolet extinction curve

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions, January 1993, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Farid Salama

  110. The ultraviolet and visible spectrum of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C10H8(+) - Possible contributions to the diffuse interstellar bands and to the ultraviolet-visible extinction

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal, August 1992, American Astronomical Society

    Dr Farid Salama

  111. Is a pyrene-like molecular ion the cause of the 4,430-Å diffuse interstellar absorption band?

    Article • Nature, July 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Farid Salama

  112. The role of matrix material and CCl4 (electron acceptor) on the ionization mechanisms of matrix‐isolated naphthalene

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, October 1991, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  113. Electronic absorption spectroscopy of matrix‐isolated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon cations. I. The naphthalene cation (C10H+8)

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, June 1991, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama

  114. Laboratory studies of the newly discovered infrared band at 4705.2 cm−1 (2.1253 μm) in the spectrum of Io: The tentative identification of CO2

    Article • Icarus, May 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  115. A new class of absorption feature in lo's near-infrared spectrum

    Article • Icarus, February 1991, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  116. The 2.5–5.0 μm spectra of Io: Evidence for H2S and H2O frozen in SO2

    Article • Icarus, January 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  117. Near-infrared-light-induced reaction of singlet sulfur monoxide with allene and dimethylacetylene in a rare gas matrix: infrared spectra of two novel episulfoxides

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry, February 1989, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  118. Theoretical and experimental studies of the electronic states of the diatomic cation Cl 2 2 +

    Article • September 1986, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  119. Determination of the lowest bound ionic state threshold of Cl2 trapped in solid argon at 4.5 K using synchrotron radiation

    Article • Chemical Physics Letters, September 1985, Elsevier

    Dr Farid Salama

  120. Ultraviolet photolysis and internal dynamics of molecular chlorine in an argon matrix at 4.2 K

    Article • The Journal of Physical Chemistry, August 1985, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Farid Salama

  121. Formation and dissociation of doubly ionized methane

    Article • The Journal of Chemical Physics, July 1985, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Farid Salama