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astro-ph.SR2009★ 693 cited

The international pulsar timing array project: using pulsars as a gravitational wave detector

G. Hobbs, A. Archibald, Z. Arzoumanian +55

The International Pulsar Timing Array project combines observations of pulsars from both Northern and Southern hemisphere observatories with the main aim of detecting ultra-low fre…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 19 cited

The interface between the stellar wind and interstellar medium around R Cassiopeiae revealed by far-infrared imaging

T. Ueta, R. E. Stencel, I. Yamamura +11

The circumstellar dust shells of intermediate initial-mass (about 1 to 8 solar masses) evolved stars are generated by copious mass loss during the asymptotic giant branch phase. Th…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 130 cited

Radiation thermo-chemical models of protoplanetary disks II. Line diagnostics

I. Kamp, I. Tilling, P. Woitke +2

Methods. We use the recently developed disk code ProDiMo to calculate the physico-chemical structure of protoplanetary disks and apply the Monte-Carlo line radiative transfer code…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 60 cited

Photochemistry of the PAH pyrene in water ice: the case for ion-mediated solid-state astrochemistry

J. Bouwman, H. M. Cuppen, A. Bakker +2

Context. Icy dust grains play an important role in the formation of complex inter- and circumstellar molecules. Observational studies show that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PA…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 70 cited

On the velocity dispersion of young star clusters: super-virial or binaries?

M. Gieles, H. Sana, S. F. Portegies Zwart

Many young extra-galactic clusters have a measured velocity dispersion that is too high for the mass derived from their age and total luminosity, which has led to the suggestion th…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 21 cited

The magnetic field of the evolved star W43A

N. Amiri, W. H. T. Vlemmings, H. J. van Langevelde

The majority of the observed planetary nebulae exhibit elliptical or bipolar structures. Theoretical modeling has indicated that magnetically collimated jets may be responsible for…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 53 cited

Dense and warm molecular gas in the envelopes and outflows of southern low-mass protostars

T. A. van Kempen, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. R. Hogerheijde +1

Observations of dense molecular gas lie at the basis of our understanding of the density and temperature structure of protostellar envelopes and molecular outflows. We aim to chara…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 370 cited

Radiation-Hydrodynamic Models of X-Ray & EUV Photoevaporating Protoplanetary Discs

J. E. Owen, B. Ercolano, C. J. Clarke +1

(Abridged) We present the first radiation-hydrodynamic model of a protoplanetary disc irradiated with an X-EUV spectrum. In a model where the total ionizing luminosity is divided e…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 266 cited

PROSAC: A Submillimeter Array survey of low-mass protostars. II. The mass evolution of envelopes, disks, and stars from the Class 0 through I stages

Jes K. Jorgensen, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Ruud Visser +5

The key question about early protostellar evolution is how matter is accreted from the large-scale molecular cloud, through the circumstellar disk onto the central star. A sample o…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 134 cited

Misaligned spin and orbital axes cause the anomalous precession of DI Herculis

Simon Albrecht, Sabine Reffert, Ignas A. G. Snellen +1

The orbits of binary stars precess as a result of general relativistic effects, forces arising from the asphericity of the stars, and forces from additional stars or planets in the…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 111 cited

C2D Spitzer-IRS spectra of disks around T Tauri stars. IV. Crystalline silicates

J. Olofsson, J. -C. Augereau, E. F. van Dishoeck +13

Dust grains in the planet forming regions around young stars are expected to be heavily processed due to coagulation, fragmentation and crystallization. This paper focuses on the c…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 37 cited

Methanol masers probing the ordered magnetic field of W75N

G. Surcis, W. H. T. Vlemmings, R. Dodson +1

The role of magnetic fields during the protostellar phase of high-mass star-formation is a debated topic. In particular, it is still unclear how magnetic fields influence the forma…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 58 cited

APEX-CHAMP+ high-J CO observations of low-mass young stellar objects: II. Distribution and origin of warm molecular gas

T. A. van Kempen, E. F. van Dishoeck, R. Guesten +6

The origin and heating mechanisms of warm (50<T<200 K) molecular gas in low-mass young stellar objects (YSOs) are strongly debated. Both passive heating of the inner collapsing env…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 18 cited

A kinetic Monte Carlo study of desorption of H2 from graphite (0001)

E. Gavardi, H. M. Cuppen, L. Hornekaer

The formation of H2 in the interstellar medium proceeds on the surfaces of silicate or carbonaceous particles. To get a deeper insight of its formation on the latter substrate, thi…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 67 cited

On the Relationship Between Debris Disks and Planets

Ágnes Kóspál, David R. Ardila, Attila Moór +1

Dust in debris disks is generated by collisions among planetesimals. The existence of these planetesimals is a consequence of the planet formation process, but the relationship bet…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 69 cited

EX Lupi in quiescence

N. Sipos, P. Ábrahám, J. Acosta-Pulido +5

EX Lup is the prototype of EXors, a subclass of low-mass pre-main sequence stars whose episodic eruptions are attributed to temporarily increased accretion. In quiescence the optic…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 175 cited

Episodic formation of cometary material in the outburst of a solar-like young star

P. Ábrahám, A. Juhász, C. P. Dullemond +8

Our Solar System originated in interstellar gas and dust; the latter is in the form of amorphous silicate particles and carbonaceous dust. The composition of cometary material show…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 124 cited

On the metallicity gradient of the Galactic disk

S. Pedicelli, G. Bono, B. Lemasle +15

Aims: The iron abundance gradient in the Galactic stellar disk provides fundamental constraints on the chemical evolution of this important Galaxy component. However the spread aro…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 276 cited

Dust coagulation and fragmentation in molecular clouds. I. How collisions between dust aggregates alter the dust size distribution

C. W. Ormel, D. Paszun, C. Dominik +1

In dense molecular clouds collisions between dust grains alter the ISM-dust size distribution. We study this process by inserting the results from detailed numerical simulations of…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 33 cited

The discovery of new warm debris disks around F-type stars

A. Moór, D. Apai, I. Pascucci +6

We report the discovery of four rare debris disks with warm excesses around F-stars, significantly increasing the number of such systems known in the solar neighborhood. Three of t…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 62 cited

Multidimensional chemical modelling, II. Irradiated outflow walls

Simon Bruderer, Arnold O. Benz, Steven D. Doty +2

Observations of the high-mass star forming region AFGL 2591 reveal a large abundance of CO+, a molecule known to be enhanced by far UV (FUV) and X-ray irradiation. In chemical mode…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 81 cited

The Evolution of Massive YSOs in the LMC: Part I. Identification and Spectral Classification

Jonathan P. Seale, Leslie W. Looney, You-Hua Chu +5

We present and categorize Spitzer IRS spectra of 294 objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) to create the largest and most complete catalog of massive young stellar object (YS…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 91 cited

APEX-CHAMP+ high-J CO observations of low-mass young stellar objects: I. The HH 46 envelope and outflow

T. A. van Kempen, E. F. van Dishoeck, R. Guesten +8

AIMS Our aim is to characterize the size, mass, density and temperature profiles of the protostellar envelope of HH~46 IRS 1 and its surrounding cloud material as well as the effec…

astro-ph.SR2009★ 80 cited

Spitzer mapping of molecular hydrogen pure rotational lines in NGC 1333: A detailed study of feedback in star formation

Sebastien Maret, Edwin A. Bergin, David A. Neufeld +10

We present mid-infrared spectral maps of the NGC 1333 star forming region, obtained with the the Infrared Spectrometer on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. Eight pure H2 rotationa…