Frank T Ferguson
(RESEARCH ASSOCIATE)
| Email: | frank.t.ferguson@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.1551 |
| Org Code: | 691 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 691 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | CATHOLIC UNIV OF AMERICA |
Missions & Projects
Publications
Refereed
2024. "Simplified Meteorite Parent Body Alteration of Amino Acids by Hydrothermal Processes.", Astrobiology, 24 1063-1073 [10.1089/ast.2024.0096] [Journal Article/Letter]
2024. "Radiative Pressure on Fractal Dust Grains in Oxygen-rich AGB Stars.", The Astrophysical Journal, 975 (2): 211 [10.3847/1538-4357/ad7ddf] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Investigating the impact of x‐ray computed tomography imaging on soluble organic matter in the Murchison meteorite: Implications for Bennu sample analyses.", Meteoritics and Planetary Science, [10.1111/maps.14111] [Journal Article/Letter]
2023. "Dust Coagulation in Oxygen-rich Circumstellar Outflows.", The Astrophysical Journal, 957 (1): 35 [10.3847/1538-4357/acf5e3] [Journal Article/Letter]
2022. "Inefficient Growth of SiOx Grains: Implications for Circumstellar Outflows.", The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 934 (1): L10 [10.3847/2041-8213/ac8002] [Journal Article/Letter]
2021. "The Formation of Carbonaceous Material in the Early Solar Nebula: The Role of Metal Dusting.", The Astrophysical Journal, 908 (1): 48 [10.3847/1538-4357/abcecc] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Grain Formation around the AGB Star L2 Puppis Based On ALMA Observations.", The Astrophysical Journal, 901 (2): 144 [10.3847/1538-4357/abaefb] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Did a Complex Carbon Cycle Operate in the Inner Solar System?.", Life, 10 (9): 206 [10.3390/life10090206] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Gas/solid carbon branching ratios in surface-mediated reactions and the incorporation of carbonaceous material into planetesimals.", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51 (7): 1310-1322 [10.1111/maps.12666] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Great new insights from failed experiments, unanticipated results and embracing controversial observations.", Chemie der Erde - Geochemistry, 76 (1): 1-12 [10.1016/j.chemer.2015.09.002] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "On the Use of Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy and Synthetic Calibration Spectra to Quantify Gas Concentrations in a Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst System.", Applied Spectroscopy, 69 (10): 1157-1169 [10.1366/15-07950] [Journal Article/Letter]
2012. "Vapor Pressure and Evaporation Coefficient of Silicon Monoxide over a Mixture of Silicon and Silica.", Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 57 (3): 721-728 [10.1021/je200693d] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "A Model of Silicate Grain Nucleation and Growth in Circumstellar Outflows.", The Astrophysical Journal, 732 62 [Full Text] [10.1088/0004-637X/732/2/62] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "The influence of buoyant convection on the nucleation of n-propanol in thermal diffusion cloud chambers.", The Journal of Chemical Physics, 132 (20): 204510 [10.1063/1.3429618] [Journal Article/Letter]
2010. "The Formation of Graphite Whiskers in the Primitive Solar Nebula.", The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 710 L98 [Full Text] [10.1088/2041-8205/710/1/L98] [Journal Article/Letter]
2008. "The vapor pressure of SiO from 1300K to 1800K.", J Chem Engin Data, 53 2824 - 2832 [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "The vapor pressure of palladium from 1473K to 1973K.", J Chem Engin Data, 51 1509 – 1515 [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "Formation of TiC-core graphitic-mantle grains from CO gas.", Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences, 41 673 - 680 [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "Experimental Studies of the Vapor-Phase Nucleation of Refractory Compounds: VI The Condensation of Sodium.", J Chem Phys, 123 54323 [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "Formation of TiC core-graphitic mantle grains from CO gas.", Meteoritics, vol 41, Issue 5, p673-680, 41 673 [Full Text] [10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00983.x] [Journal Article/Letter]
2006. "Silicates Do Nucleate in Oxygen-rich Circumstellar Outflows: New Vapor Pressure Data for SiO.", The Astrophysical Journal, 649 1178 [Full Text] [10.1086/506264] [Journal Article/Letter]
2005. "Is the 21 Micron Feature Observed in Some Post-AGB Stars Caused by the Interaction between Ti Atoms and Fullerenes?.", The Astrophysical Journal, 632 L159 [Full Text] [10.1086/497987] [Journal Article/Letter]
2004. "Thermogravimetric Measurement of the Iron Vapor Pressure from 1575K to 1975K.", J Chem Engin Data, 49 497 - 501 [Journal Article/Letter]
2001. "The Impact of Convective Flow on Thermal Diffusion Cloud Chamber Operation†.", The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 105 (47): 11828-11833 [10.1021/jp011863x] [Journal Article/Letter]
2001. "The Effect of Carrier Gas Pressure and Wall Heating on the Operation of the Thermal Diffusion Cloud Chamber.", J Chem Phys, 115 10829 - 10836 [Journal Article/Letter]
2001. "Application of Scaled Nucleation Theory to Metallic Vapor Condensation.", J Chem Phys, 115 310 - 316 [Journal Article/Letter]
2000. "Experimental Studies of the Vapor-Phase Nucleation of Refractory Compounds: V The Condensation of Lithium.", J Chem Phys, 113 4093 - 4102 [Journal Article/Letter]
2000. "Vapor Transport Within the Thermal Diffusion Cloud Chamber.", J Chem Phys, 113 7398 - 7405 [Journal Article/Letter]
1999. "The Influence of Buoyant Convection on the Operation of the Upward Thermal Diffusion Cloud Nucleation Chamber.", J Chem Phys 111 8013 - 8021, [Journal Article/Letter]
1996. "Thermovibrational convection in a vertical cylinder.", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 39 (14): 2895-2906 [10.1016/0017-9310(95)00384-3] [Journal Article/Letter]
1996. "Experimental Studies of the Vapor Phase Nucleation of Refractory Compounds IV The Condensation of Magnesium.", J Chem Phys , 104 3205-3210 [Journal Article/Letter]
1993. "Nucleation of Solids from the Gas Phase.", Ceramic Transactions, 30 23 [Journal Article/Letter]
1993. "Microgravity Nucleation of Refractory Materials: Modeling of Transport Processes in the Nucleation Chamber.", Chem Engin Comm, 125 63-76 [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2006. "Trapping Noble Gases in Fullerenes.", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol 41, Supplement, Proceedings of 69th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held August 6-11, 2006 in Zurich, Switzerland, p5154, 41 5154 [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]
2004. "Thermogravimetric Measurement of the Vapor Pressure of Silicon Monoxide from 1300K to 1773K Using an Alumina Effusion Cell.", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol 39, Supplement Proceedings of the 67th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, August 2-6, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, abstract no5177, 39 5177 [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]
2003. "Measurements of Nickel Vapor Pressure at High Temperature.", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol 38, Supplement, abstract no5189, 38 5189 [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]
2000. "Nucleation, Growth, Annealing and Coagulation of Refractory Oxides and Metals: Recent Experimental Progress and Applications to Astrophysical Systems.", Thermal Emission Spectroscopy and Analysisof Dust, Disks, and Regoliths, 196 313-332 [Proceedings]