Peer-Reviewed Publications

arXiv Author Query &bull NASA ADS Author Query

Visscher, C., Moses, J.I., and Sperier, A. (2011) Phosphine and Ammonia Photochemistry in Jupiter's Troposphere. (in preparation)

Visscher, C., and Moses, J.I. (2011) Quenching of Carbon Monoxide and Methane in the Atmospheres of Cool Brown Dwarfs and Hot Jupiters. Astrophysical Journal, submitted

Moses, J.I., Visscher, C., Fortney, J.J., Showman, A.P., Lewis, N.K., Griffith, C.A., Shabram, M., Friedson A.J., Marley, M.S., Freedman, R.S. (2011) Disequilibrium Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen Chemistry in the Atmospheres of HD 189733b and HD 209458b. Astrophysical Journal, submitted
arXiv

Moses, J.I., Visscher, C., Keane, T.C., and Sperier, A. (2010) On the abundance of non-cometary HCN on Jupiter. Faraday Discussions, 147, 103-136.
arXiv journal

Visscher, C., Moses, J.I., and Saslow, S.A. (2010) The Deep Water Abundance on Jupiter: New Constraints from Thermochemical Kinetics and Diffusion Modeling. Icarus, 209, 602-615.
arXiv journal

Visscher, C., Lodders, K., and Fegley, B., Jr. (2010) Atmospheric Chemistry in Giant Planets, Brown Dwarfs, and Low-Mass Dwarf Stars III. Iron, Magnesium, and Silicon. Astrophysical Journal, 716, 1060-1075.
ADS arXiv journal

Visscher, C., Lodders, K., and Fegley, B., Jr. (2006) Atmospheric Chemistry in Giant Planets, Brown Dwarfs, and Low-Mass Dwarf Stars II. Sulfur and Phosphorus. Astrophysical Journal, 648, 1181-1195.
ADS arXiv journal

Visscher, C., and Fegley, B., Jr. (2004) Chemical Constraints on the Water and Total Oxygen Abundances in the Deep Atmosphere of Saturn. Astrophysical Journal, 623, 1221-1227.
ADS arXiv journal

Abstracts and Presentations


Moses, J. I., Visscher, C., Fortney, J. J., Lewis, N. K., Showman, A. P., Marley, M. S., Griffith, C. A., and Friedson, A. J. (2010) Thermochemical and Photochemical Kinetics on the hot Jupiter HD 189733b. 42nd Annual DPS Meeting.

Visscher, C., Fegley, B., Jr., and Lodders, K. (2010) Atmospheric Chemistry of Iron, Magnesium, and Silicon in Substellar Objects. 42nd Annual DPS Meeting.

Moses, J.I., Visscher, C., Saslow, S.A. (2009) Chemistry in the Deep Atmospheres of Giant Planets and Brown Dwarfs: Transitioning Between the Thermochemical and Photochemical Regimes. 41st Annual DPS Meeting.

Visscher, C., Moses, J.I., Saslow, S.A. (2009) Comprehensive Chemical Models of Giant Planet Atmospheres. 4th European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC). PDF

Visscher, C., Sperier, A.D., Moses, J.I., Keane, T.C. (2009) Phosphine and Ammonia Photochemistry in Jupiter’s Troposphere. 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 1201. PDF

Visscher, C., and Fegley, B., Jr. (2005) Sulfur and Phosphorus Chemistry in Substellar Objects. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 37, 685; 37th Annual DPS Meeting.

Visscher, C., and Fegley, B., Jr. (2004) Chemical Constraints on the Water and Total Oxygen Abundances in the Deep Atmosphere of Saturn, Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 36, 1109; 36th Annual DPS Meeting.

Visscher, C., and Lodders, K. (2002) Oxidation of the Gibeon IVA Iron Meteorite, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 37, A144; 66th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. PDF

Visscher, C., and Fegley, B., Jr. (2001) Formation of Needles and Whiskers During Oxidation of the Gibeon IVA Iron Meteorite. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 36, A215; 65th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. PDF

Patents


Robertson, J. Benitez, C. A., Visscher, C., and Woerner, D. L. Carbon Dioxide Absorbent. U.S. Patent #7,727,309. PDF


Invited Talks

Hot Jupiters: Planetary Science Outside of the Solar System Faculty Institute for NASA Earth & Space Science Education (FINESSE), June 2010.

New Chemical Models for Substellar Atmospheres. SwRI Boulder Colloquia, Boulder, CO, April 2010.

Comprehensive Chemical Models of Substellar Atmospheres. UCF Winter Workshop 2010: Exoplanets for Planetary Scientists, Orlando, FL, January 2010.

Surface-Atmosphere Interactions on Venus: A Review. Venus Geochemistry: Progress, Prospects, and New Missions Workshop, Houston, TX, February 2009.

Lifting the Veil: Clouds & Chemistry in Jovian Atmospheres. Houston Astronomical Society Monthly Meeting, Houston, TX, October 2008.

Other Worlds: Planetary Exploration Inside and Outside of the Solar System. St. Louis Civil Air Patrol Monthly Meeting, St. Louis, MO, June 2008.

Surface-Atmosphere Interactions on Venus and Measurement Requirements for a Lander Mission. New Frontiers Venus Surface Science Workshop, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, February 2003.

Hematite Whisker Formation during Iron Meteorite Oxidation. Central States Microscopy and Microanalysis Society Spring Meeting, St. Louis, MO, June 2002.