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astro-ph2006★ 15 cited

Structure and Kinematics of CO (J=2-1) Emission in the Central Region of NGC 4258

S. Sawada-Satoh, P. T. P. Ho, S. Muller +2

We present 12CO (J=2-1) observations towards the central region of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC 4258 with the Submillimeter Array (SMA). Our interferometric maps show two arm-like elon…

astro-ph2006★ 17 cited

Compact Centimeter and Millimeter Sources in NGC 6334 I(N): OB Stars in the Making?

Luis F. Rodriguez, Luis A. Zapata, Paul T. P. Ho

We present sensitive, high angular resolution 1.3 cm and 7 mm observations of the massive core NGC 6334 I(N), a region known to be undergoing massive star formation. At 1.3 cm we d…

astro-ph2006★ 94 cited

Multiple Jets from the High-Mass (Proto)stellar Cluster AFGL5142

Qizhou Zhang, Todd R. Hunter, H. Beuther +5

We present studies of a massive protocluster AFGL5142 in the J=2-1 transition of the CO isotopologues, SO, CH_3OH and CH_3CN lines, as well as continuum at 225 GHz and 8.4 GHz. The…

astro-ph2006★ 299 cited

An Unambiguous Detection of Faraday Rotation in Sagittarius A*

D. P. Marrone, J. M. Moran, J. -H. Zhao +1

The millimeter/submillimeter wavelength polarization of Sgr A* is known to be variable in both magnitude and position angle on time scales down to a few hours. The unstable polariz…

astro-ph2006★ 2 cited

Radio Continuum Sources Associated with AB Aur

Luis F. Rodriguez, Luis Zapata, Paul T. P. Ho

We present high angular resolution, high-sensitivity Very Large Array observations at 3.6 cm of the Herbig Ae star AB Aur. This star is of interest since its circumstellar disk exh…

astro-ph2006★ 24 cited

Theoretical orbital period distributions of cataclysmic variables above the period gap: effects of circumbinary disks

B. Willems, R. Taam, U. Kolb +2

The population of non magnetic cataclysmic variables evolving under the influence of a circumbinary disk is investigated for systems above the upper edge of the period gap at orbit…

astro-ph2006★ 45 cited

The molecular envelope around the red supergiant VY CMa

S. Muller, Dinh-V-Trung, J. Lim +3

We present millimeter interferometric observations of the molecular envelope around the red supergiant VY CMa with the SubMillimeter Array (SMA). The high angular resolution (< 2''…

astro-ph2006★ 46 cited

Discovery of Radio Emission from the Tight M8 Binary: LP 349-25

N. Phan-Bao, R. A. Osten, J. Lim +2

We present radio observations of 8 ultracool dwarfs with a narrow spectral type range (M8-M9.5) using the Very Large Array at 8.5 GHz. Only the tight M8 binary LP 349-25 was detect…

astro-ph2006★ 2 cited

Search for Small Trans-Neptunian Objects by the TAOS Project

W. P. Chen, C. Alcock, T. Axelrod +24

The Taiwan-America Occultation Survey (TAOS) aims to determine the number of small icy bodies in the outer reach of the Solar System by means of stellar occultation. An array of 4…

astro-ph2006★ 12 cited

654 GHz Continuum and C18O (6-5) Observations of G240.31+0.07 with the Submillimeter Array

Huei-Ru Chen, Yu-Nung Su, Sheng-Yuan Liu +7

We report a dual-band observation at 223 and 654 GHz (460 micron) toward an ultracompact (UC) HII region, G240.31+0.07, with the Submillimeter Array. With a beam size of 1"5 X 0"8,…

astro-ph2006★ 72 cited

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Nearby Dense Cores: IV. Revealing the Embedded Cluster in B59

Timothy Y. Brooke, Tracy L. Huard, Tyler L. Bourke +22

Infrared images of the dark cloud core B59 were obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope as part of the "Cores to Disks" Legacy Science project. Photometry from 3.6-70 microns ind…

astro-ph2006★ 89 cited

Submillimetre observations of comets with Odin: 2001-2005

N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Crovisier +7

The Odin satellite, launched in Feb. 2001, is equipped with a 1.1-m submillimetre telescope. Odin was used to observe the 557 GHz line of water with high spectral resolution in 12…

astro-ph2006★ 20 cited

Radio observations of comet 9P/Tempel 1 before and after Deep Impact

N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, J. Boissier +14

Comet 9P/Tempel 1 was the target of a multi-wavelength worldwide investigation in 2005. The NASA Deep Impact mission reached the comet on 4.24 July 2005, delivering a 370 kg impact…

astro-ph2006★ 107 cited

The Metallicity Distribution of Intracluster Stars in Virgo

Benjamin F. Williams, Robin Ciardullo, Patrick R. Durrell +11

We have used the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) to detect and measure ~5300 stars in a single intracluster field in the Virgo Cluster. By performing F60…

astro-ph2006★ 59 cited

Polarization of high-energy emissions from the Crab pulsar

J. Takata, H. -K. Chang, K. S. Cheng

We investigate polarization of high-energy emissions from the Crab pulsar in the frame work of the outer gap accelerator, following previous works of Cheng and coworkers. The recen…

astro-ph2006★ 20 cited

Detection of HCO+ Emission toward the Planetary Nebula K 3-35

D. Tafoya, Y. Gomez, G. Anglada +8

We report the detection, for the first time, of HCO+ (J=1-0) emission as well as marginal CO (J=1-0) emission toward the planetary nebula (PN) K3-35 as a result of a molecular surv…

astro-ph2006★ 45 cited

Detection of CO Hotspots Associated with Young Clusters in the Southern Starburst Galaxy NGC 1365

Kazushi Sakamoto, Paul T. P. Ho, Rui-Qing Mao +2

We have used the Submillimeter Array for the first interferometric CO imaging toward the starburst-Seyfert nucleus of the southern barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365, which is one of th…

astro-ph2006★ 14 cited

HOCO+ toward the Galactic Center

Shuji Deguchi, Atsushi Miyazaki, Young Chol Minh

We have identified a weak thermal line U42.767, which has been detected only in the directions toward Sgr A and Sgr B2, as the HOCO+ 2_{02}--1_{01} transition. Because of the proxi…

astro-ph2006★ 38 cited

Subarcsecond-Resolution Radio Maps of Nearby Spiral Galaxies

Chao-Wei Tsai, Jean L. Turner, Sara C. Beck +4

We report subarcsecond-resolution VLA imaging of four nearby spiral galaxies: IC 342, Maffei II, NGC 2903, and NGC 6946. In each galaxy, compact radio continuum sources are identif…

astro-ph2006★ 398 cited

Magnetic Fields in the Formation of Sun-Like Stars

Josep M. Girart, Ramprasad Rao, Daniel P. Marrone

We report high-angular-resolution measurements of polarized dust emission toward the low-mass protostellar system NGC 1333 IRAS 4A. We show that in this system the observed magneti…

astro-ph2006★ 159 cited

Evolution of emission line activity in intermediate mass young stars

P. Manoj, H. C. Bhatt, G. Maheswar +1

We present optical spectra of 45 intermediate mass Herbig Ae/Be stars. Together with the multi-epoch spectroscopic and photometric data compiled for a large sample of these stars a…

astro-ph2006★ 1 cited

Infall, Fragmentation and Outflow in Sgr B2

Sheng-Li Qin, Jun-Hui Zhao, James M. Moran +5

Observations of HCO lines and continuum at 1.3 mm towards Sgr B2(N) and Sgr B2(M) cores were carried out with the SMA. We imaged HCO line absorption against the continu…

astro-ph2006★ 45 cited

Silicon Monoxide Observations Reveal a Cluster of Hidden Compact Outflows in the OMC1 South Region

Luis A. Zapata, Paul T. P. Ho, Luis F. Rodriguez +3

We present high angular resolution () SiO J=54; line observations of the OMC1S region in the Orion Nebula made using the Submillimeter…

astro-ph2006★ 74 cited

Probing isotopic ratios at z = 0.89: molecular line absorption in front of the quasar PKS 1830-211

Sebastien Muller, Michel Guelin, Michael Dumke +2

With the Plateau de Bure interferometer, we have measured the C, N, O and S isotopic abundance ratios in the arm of a spiral galaxy with a redshift of 0.89. The galaxy is seen face…