sub- and superscript in plot labels

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From: r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch 
[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of Gavin Simpson
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 1:20 PM
To: R-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R] sub- and superscript in plot labels


Dear List,

I need to add a subscript and a superscript to some of the 
ions in the 
labels on some plots.

I have got to here but now I'm stuck:

plot(1:10, xlab = expression(paste("nm SO"[4], " ", mu, "eq 
cm"^{-2}, " 
yr"^{-1})))

Which gives almost  what I require. No matter what I tried, 
however, I 
could not get bot a sub script *and* a superscript attached 
to the SO in 
the label.

In LaTeX I would just do $SO_4^{2-}$ but taking that to R produces a 
syntax error:

plot(1:10, xlab = expression(paste("nm SO"[4]^{2-}, " ", mu, "eq 
cm"^{-2}, " yr"^{-1})))

Strangely, I can do this:

plot(1:10, xlab = expression(paste("nm SO"[4]^2, " ", mu, "eq 
cm"^{-2}, 
" yr"^{-1})))

With almost the desired effect (except I need to add two 
characters to 
the superscript).

Can any one offer a solution?

Many thanks

Gavin
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