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Journal Articles

[1] E. Ayari, M. Horányi, N.J. Turner, T. Corbett, J. Fontanese, J. Hillier, S. Kempf, R. Mikula, T. Munsat, J. Schmitt, Z. Sternovsky, J.R. Szalay, M. Trieloff, Z. Ulibarri and A. Westphal. "Elemental and isotopic analysis of olivine with impact ionization dust instruments." Planetary and Space Science 272: 106257. (2026) https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2026.106257

[2] Stefan Bell, Rafid Bendimerad, Giuliana Hofheins, Zach Ulibarri and Elaine Petro. "An Overview of Ionic Liquid Electrospray Propellants for Spacecraft Propulsion." Submitted to Journal of Molecular Liquids. (2026)

[3] Zach Ulibarri and Elaine Petro. "Direct two-dimensional goniometric steering of vacuum electrospray ion beams for angular time-of-flight studies." Review of Scientific Instruments 96(4). (2025) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0240136

[4] Giuliana C Hofheins, Zach Ulibarri and Elaine M Petro. "Electrospray propulsion time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry diagnostic." Review of Scientific Instruments 96(6). (2025) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0248558

[5] Sascha Kempf, Scott Tucker, Nicolas Altobelli, Christelle Briois, Morgan L. Cable, Eberhard Grün, Murthy S. Gudipati, Bryana L. Henderson, Hsian-Wen Hsu, Kevin Hand, Mihaly Horanyi, Frank Postberg and others. "SUDA: A SUrface Dust Analyser for Compositional Mapping of the Galilean Moon Europa." Space Science Reviews 221(1): 10. (2025) 10.1007/s11214-025-01134-0

[6] TM Becker, MY Zolotov, MS Gudipati, JM Soderblom, MA McGrath, BL Henderson, MM Hedman, M Choukroun, RN Clark, C Chivers and others. "Exploring the composition of Europa with the upcoming Europa Clipper mission." Space Science Reviews 220(5): 49. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-024-01069-y

[7] Zach Ulibarri, Tobin Munsat, Michael Voss, John Fontanese, Mihály Horányi, Sascha Kempf and Zoltan Sternovsky. "Detection of the amino acid histidine and its breakup products in hypervelocity impact ice spectra." Icarus 391: 115319. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2022.115319

[8] Zach Ulibarri, Jia Han, Mihály Horányi, Tobin Munsat, Xu Wang, Guy Whittall-Scherfee and Li Hsia Yeo. "A large ion beam device for laboratory solar wind studies." Review of Scientific Instruments 88(11). (2017) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5011785

[9] William Goode, Tobin Munsat, David James and Zach Ulibarri. "Trajectory measurements for individual dust particles on the colorado dust Accelerator." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 908: 269--276. (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.08.075

[10] Andrew Oakleigh Nelson, Richard Dee, Murthy S Gudipati, Mihály Horányi, David James, Sascha Kempf, Tobin Munsat, Zoltán Sternovsky and Zach Ulibarri. "New experimental capability to investigate the hypervelocity micrometeoroid bombardment of cryogenic surfaces." Review of Scientific Instruments 87(2). (2016) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4941960

Semi-Peer-Reviewed Conference Articles

[11] Shawn P Cogan, Zach Ulibarri, Elaine Petro and Amy E Hofmann. "Electrospray Mass Spectrometry for In-Orbit Biomolecule Analysis." 2023 IEEE Aerospace Conference: 1--7. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO55745.2023.10115822

Non-Peer-Reviewed Conference Articles and White Papers

[12] Zach Ulibarri, Giuliana Hofheins, Savera Sahai and Elaine Petro. "True Two-Dimensional Molecular Studies of Electrospray Plumes." International Electric Propulsion Conference(423). (2025) https://ulibarri.us/publications/Ulibarri_IEPC_25.pdf

[13] Stefan Bell, Nikolaos Chalmpes, Zach Ulibarri, Giuliana Hofheins, Emmanuel Giannelis and Elaine Petro. "Nanoparticle Ion Beam Interactions from a Liquid Nanoparticle Ion Source (LNIS)." International Electric Propulsion Conference(46). (2025)

[14] Bryce Kingsley, Nikos Chalmpes, Stefan Bell, Zach Ulibarri, Sadaf Sobhani and Elaine Petro. "Fabrication and Characterization of Two-Photon Printed Glass Electrospray Emitters with Architected Microporous Structure." 2025 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference. (2025)

[15] Giuliana C Hofheins, Zach Ulibarri and Elaine M Petro. "Electrospray Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Diagnostic–Design and Preliminary Results." International Electric Propulsion Conference. Toulouse, France: Electric Rocket Propulsion Society. (2024) https://electricrocket.org/IEPC_2024/666.pdf

[16] Morgan Cable, Sarah E Waller, Rob Hodyss, Amy E Hofmann, Michael J Malaska, Robert E Continetti, Andres Jaramillo-Botero, Bernd Abel, Frank Postberg, Morgan Miller, Sally Burke, Anton Belousov, Fabian Klenner, Nick Tallarida, James Lambert, Steve Fuerstenau and Zach Ulibarri. "Plume grain sampling at hypervelocity: Implications for astrobiology investigations." Bull. AAS 53. (2021) https://assets.pubpub.org/iz4jxfsu/51617915191788.pdf

In Prep Manuscripts

[17] Zach Ulibarri, Li Hsia Yeo, AC Doner, John D Fontanese, Mihály Horányi, Sascha Kempf, HL McLain, Tobin L Munsat, Elaine M Petro and Zoltán Sternovsky. "Hypervelocity Impact Ionization of Amino-Acid-Laden Dust: First Measurements and Implications for Instrument Capabilities and Prebiotic Chemistry." To be Submitted to Geophysical Research Letters. ()

[18] Zach Ulibarri, Giuliana Hofheins and Elaine Petro. "Direct Measurement of High Mass Droplet Mechanics and Energetic Neutrals in Two-Dimensional Time-of-Flight Mass Spectral Studies of Vacuum Electrospray Plumes." In Preparation for Journal of Fluid Mechanics. ()

[19] Bryce Kingsley, Nikos Chalmpes, Stefan Bell, Zach Ulibarri, Sadaf Sobhani and Elaine Petro. "Fabrication and Characterization of Two-Photon Printed Glass Electrospray Emitters with Architected Microporous Structure." In Preparation for Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. ()

Selected Conference Posters

[20] Zach Ulibarri, Amy E Hofmann, Samantha Adamski, Giuliana Hofheins and Elaine Petro. "Study of Detection and Concentration of Organic Biomolecules with Vacuum Stable Solvents." AGU24. (2024) https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.173499055.50576581/v1

[21] Zach Ulibarri, Tobin Munsat, Michael Voss, John Fontanese, Mihaly Horanyi, Sascha Kempf and Zoltan Sternovsky. "Detection of the Amino Acid Histidine and Fragmentation Products in Hypervelocity Impact Ice Spectra: Implications for Flyby Mission Velocities." AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2022: P35D--1901. (2022) https://ulibarri.us/publications/Ulibarri_AGU_2022_final.pdf