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Brett A. McGuireAssistant Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Verified email at mit.edu Cited by 4369 |
Aromatics and cyclic molecules in molecular clouds: A new dimension of interstellar organic chemistry
MC McCarthy, BA McGuire - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2021 - ACS Publications
… Research in the McGuire Group uses the tools of physical chemistry, molecular spectroscopy,
and observational astrophysics to understand how the chemical ingredients for life evolve …
and observational astrophysics to understand how the chemical ingredients for life evolve …
Detection of two interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via spectral matched filtering
… McGuire et al. performed a stacking and matched filter analysis to search for PAHs in radio
observations of TMC-1, located within the interstellar Taurus Molecular Cloud. They identified …
observations of TMC-1, located within the interstellar Taurus Molecular Cloud. They identified …
[HTML][HTML] 2018 census of interstellar, circumstellar, extragalactic, protoplanetary disk, and exoplanetary molecules
BA McGuire - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
To date, 204 individual molecular species, comprised of 16 different elements, have been
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …
Targets of horizontal connections in macaque primary visual cortex
BA McGuire, CD Gilbert, PK Rivlin… - Journal of Comparative …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
… Some of these results were presented in a preliminary report (McGuire et al., '85). … 1 and
4), thin sectioned onto Formvar-coated slot grids and stained with heavy metals (see McGuire et …
4), thin sectioned onto Formvar-coated slot grids and stained with heavy metals (see McGuire et …
Detection of the aromatic molecule benzonitrile (c-C6H5CN) in the interstellar medium
BA McGuire, AM Burkhardt, S Kalenskii… - Science, 2018 - science.org
… McGuire et al. used radio astronomy to detect rotational transitions of benzonitrile emitted
from a well-known nearby cloud of interstellar gas (see the Perspective by Joblin and …
from a well-known nearby cloud of interstellar gas (see the Perspective by Joblin and …
An Ice Age JWST inventory of dense molecular cloud ices
Icy grain mantles are the main reservoir of the volatile elements that link chemical processes
in dark, interstellar clouds with the formation of planets and the composition of their …
in dark, interstellar clouds with the formation of planets and the composition of their …
Discovery of the interstellar chiral molecule propylene oxide (CH3CHCH2O)
… McGuire et al. used radio astronomy to detect the first known chiral molecule in space:
propylene oxide. The work raises the prospect of measuring the enantiomer excess in various …
propylene oxide. The work raises the prospect of measuring the enantiomer excess in various …
Discovery of the pure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon indene (c-C9H8) with GOTHAM observations of TMC-1
… These observations and subsequent analysis strategy are discussed in detail in McGuire et
… et al. 2021), the posterior for benzonitrile reported in McGuire et al. (2021) was used as the …
… et al. 2021), the posterior for benzonitrile reported in McGuire et al. (2021) was used as the …
[HTML][HTML] 2021 census of interstellar, circumstellar, extragalactic, protoplanetary disk, and exoplanetary molecules
BA McGuire - The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
To date, 241 individual molecular species, composed of 19 different elements, have been
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …
detected in the interstellar and circumstellar medium by astronomical observations. These …
Laboratory spectroscopy techniques to enable observations of interstellar ion chemistry
BA McGuire, O Asvany, S Brünken… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular ions have long been considered key intermediates in the evolution of molecular
complexity in the interstellar medium. However, owing to their reactivity and transient nature, …
complexity in the interstellar medium. However, owing to their reactivity and transient nature, …