Search Results - "Megeath, S. Thomas"
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The VLA/ALMA Nascent Disk and Multiplicity (VANDAM) Survey of Orion Protostars. III. Substructures in Protostellar Disks
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2020)“…The prevalence of substructures in ∼1-10 Myr old protoplanetary disks, which are often linked to planet formation, has raised the question of how early such…”
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Constraining the Rate of Protostellar Accretion Outbursts in the Orion Molecular Clouds
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-02-2019)“…Outbursts due to dramatic increases in the mass accretion rate are the most extreme type of variability in young stellar objects. We searched for outbursts…”
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The VLA/ALMA Nascent Disk and Multiplicity (VANDAM) Survey of Orion Protostars. VI. Insights from Radiative Transfer Modeling
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2022)“…Abstract We present Markov Chain Monte Carlo radiative transfer modeling of a joint ALMA 345 GHz and spectral energy distribution data set for a sample of 97…”
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An HST Survey of Protostellar Outflow Cavities: Does Feedback Clear Envelopes?
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2021)“…Abstract We study protostellar envelope and outflow evolution using Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS or WFC3 images of 304 protostars in the Orion molecular…”
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The Herschel Orion Protostar Survey: Luminosity and Envelope Evolution
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-05-2017)“…The Herschel Orion Protostar Survey obtained well-sampled 1.2-870 m spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of over 300 protostars in the Orion molecular clouds,…”
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Star-Gas Surface Density Correlations in 12 Nearby Molecular Clouds. I. Data Collection and Star-sampled Analysis
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-06-2020)“…We explore the relation between the stellar mass surface density and the mass surface density of molecular hydrogen gas in 12 nearby molecular clouds that are…”
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A map of the day-night contrast of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b
Published in Nature (10-05-2007)“…'Hot Jupiter' extrasolar planets are expected to be tidally locked because they are close (<0.05 astronomical units, where 1 au is the average Sun-Earth…”
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300: An ACA 870 μm Continuum Survey of Orion Protostars and Their Evolution
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-02-2023)“…Abstract We present an 870 μ m continuum survey of 300 protostars from the Herschel Orion Protostar Survey using the Atacama Compact Array (ACA). These data…”
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HOPS 361-C’s Jet Decelerating and Precessing through NGC 2071 IR
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2023)“…Abstract We present a two-epoch Hubble Space Telescope study of NGC 2071 IR highlighting HOPS 361-C, a protostar producing an arced 0.2 parsec-scale jet. The…”
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The VLA/ALMA Nascent Disk and Multiplicity (VANDAM) Survey of Orion Protostars. IV. Unveiling the Embedded Intermediate-Mass Protostar and Disk within OMC2-FIR3/HOPS-370
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-12-2020)“…Abstract We present ALMA (0.87 and 1.3 mm) and VLA (9 mm) observations toward the candidate intermediate-mass protostar OMC2-FIR3 (HOPS-370; L bol ∼ 314 L ⊙ )…”
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The Broadband Infrared Emission Spectrum of the Exoplanet HD 189733b
Published in The Astrophysical journal (20-10-2008)“…We present Spitzer Space Telescope time series photometry of the exoplanet system HD 189733 spanning two times of secondary eclipse, when the planet passes out…”
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A Spitzer Census of Transitional Protoplanetary Disks with AU-scale Inner Holes
Published in The Astrophysical journal (10-01-2010)“…Protoplanetary disks with AU-scale inner clearings, often referred to as transitional disks, provide a unique sample for understanding disk dissipation…”
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The VLA/ALMA Nascent Disk And Multiplicity (VANDAM) Survey of Orion Protostars. V. A Characterization of Protostellar Multiplicity
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-01-2022)“…Abstract We characterize protostellar multiplicity in 20 Current address: Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5â7, DK-1350,…”
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An Analysis of the Complex and Compact Outflow Cavity Carved by HOPS 361-A in NGC 2071 IR
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-10-2024)“…Abstract We present a combined Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) and two-epoch Hubble Space Telescope (HST) study of the region NGC 2071…”
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Dissecting the Different Components of the Modest Accretion Bursts of the Very Young Protostar HOPS 373
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-04-2022)“…Abstract Observed changes in protostellar brightness can be complicated to interpret. In our James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) Transient Monitoring Survey,…”
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CHARACTERIZING THE YOUNGEST HERSCHEL-DETECTED PROTOSTARS. II. MOLECULAR OUTFLOWS FROM THE MILLIMETER AND THE FAR-INFRARED
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-11-2016)“…ABSTRACT We present Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) CO ( ) observations and Herschel PACS spectroscopy, characterizing the…”
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Extension of HOPS out to 500 pc (eHOPS). I. Identification and Modeling of Protostars in the Aquila Molecular Clouds
Published in The Astrophysical journal. Supplement series (01-06-2023)“…Abstract We present a Spitzer/Herschel focused survey of the Aquila molecular clouds ( d ∼ 436 pc) as part of the eHOPS (extension of the Herschel orion…”
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EVOLUTION OF MASS OUTFLOW IN PROTOSTARS
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-09-2016)“…ABSTRACT We have surveyed 84 Class 0, Class I, and flat-spectrum protostars in mid-infrared [Si ii], [Fe ii], and [S i] line emission, and 11 of these in…”
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Star Formation Under the Outflow: The Discovery of a Non-thermal Jet from OMC-2 FIR 3 and Its Relationship to the Deeply Embedded FIR 4 Protostar
Published in The Astrophysical journal (01-05-2017)“…We carried out multiwavelength (0.7-5 cm), multi-epoch (1994-2015) Very Large Array (VLA) observations toward the region enclosing the bright far-IR sources…”
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JWST/MIRI Detection of Suprathermal OH Rotational Emissions: Probing the Dissociation of the Water by Lyα Photons near the Protostar HOPS 370
Published in Astrophysical journal. Letters (01-05-2024)“…Abstract Using the MIRI medium-resolution spectrometer on JWST, we have detected pure rotational, suprathermal OH emissions from the vicinity of the…”
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