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astro-ph.SR2015★ 31 cited

Steepening of the 820 micron continuum surface-brightness profile signals dust evolution in TW Hya's disk

Michiel R. Hogerheijde, David Bekkers, Paola Pinilla +5

Grain growth in planet-forming disks is the first step toward the formation of planets. The growth of grains and their inward drift leaves a distinct imprint on the dust surface-de…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 25 cited

A pilot ASKAP survey of radio transient events in the region around the intermittent pulsar PSR J1107-5907

G. Hobbs, I. Heywood, M. E. Bell +75

We use observations from the Boolardy Engineering Test Array (BETA) of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope to search for transient radio sources in t…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 46 cited

The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: A First Look at Dense Cores in Orion B

H. Kirk, J. Di Francesco, D. Johnstone +54

We present a first look at the SCUBA-2 observations of three sub-regions of the Orion B molecular cloud: LDN 1622, NGC 2023/2024, and NGC 2068/2071, from the JCMT Gould Belt Legacy…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 13 cited

Radio Properties of Young Stellar Objects in the Core of the Serpens South Infrared Dark Cloud

Nicholas Kern, Jared Keown, John Tobin +2

We present deep radio continuum observations of the star-forming core of the Serpens South Infrared Dark Cloud with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA). Observations were con…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 60 cited

Stellar disk destruction by dynamical interactions in the Orion Trapezium star cluster

Simon Portegies Zwart

We compare the observed size distribution of circum stellar disks in the Orion Trapezium cluster with the results of -body simulations in which we incorporated an heuristic pres…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 89 cited

A panoptic model for planetesimal formation and pebble delivery

Sebastiaan Krijt, Chris W. Ormel, Carsten Dominik +1

The journey from dust particle to planetesimal involves physical processes acting on scales ranging from micrometers (the sticking and restructuring of aggregates) to hundreds of a…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 62 cited

The formation of Cataclysmic Variables: the influence of nova eruptions

G. Nelemans, L. Siess, S. Repetto +2

The theoretical and observed populations of pre-cataclysmic variables (pre-CVs) are dominated by systems with low-mass white dwarfs (WDs), while the WD masses in CVs are typically…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 22 cited

The Gould's Belt Very Large Array Survey V: The Perseus Region

Gerardo Pech, Laurent Loinard, Sergio A. Dzib +12

We present multi-epoch, large-scale ( 2000 arcmin), fairly deep ( 16 Jy), high-resolution ( 1") radio observations of the Perseus star-forming complex ob…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 65 cited

Was the nineteenth century giant eruption of Eta Carinae a merger event in a triple system?

Simon Portegies Zwart, Edward P. J. van den Heuvel

We discuss the events that led to the giant eruption of Eta Carinae, and find that the mid-nineteenth century (in 1838-1843) giant mass-loss outburst has the characteristics of bei…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 55 cited

Evolution of Mass Outflow in Protostars

Dan M. Watson, Nuria P. Calvet, William J. Fischer +9

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 far-infrared [O I] emission. We use…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 7 cited

Detectability of deuterated water in prestellar cores

David Quénard, Vianney Taquet, Charlotte Vastel +2

Water is an important molecule in the chemical and thermal balance of dense molecular gas, but knowing its history through-out the various stages of the star formation is a fundame…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 32 cited

Classifying the embedded young stellar population in Perseus and Taurus & the LOMASS database

M. T. Carney, U. A. Yıldız, J. C. Mottram +3

Context. The classification of young stellar objects (YSOs) is typically done using the infrared spectral slope or bolometric temperature, but either can result in contamination of…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 48 cited

Dust as interstellar catalyst - II. How chemical desorption impacts the gas

S. Cazaux, M. Minissale, F. Dulieu +1

Context. Interstellar dust particles, which represent 1% of the total mass, are recognized to be very powerful interstellar catalysts in star-forming regions. The presence of dust…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 6 cited

Low-temperature chemistry between water and hydroxyl radicals: H/D isotopic effects

T. Lamberts, G. Fedoseev, F. Puletti +3

Sets of systematic laboratory experiments are presented -- combining Ultra High Vacuum cryogenic and plasma-line deposition techniques -- that allow us to compare H/D isotopic effe…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 127 cited

Far-Infrared Dust Temperatures and Column Densities of the MALT90 Molecular Clump Sample

Andrés E. Guzmán, Patricio Sanhueza, Yanett Contreras +4

We present dust column densities and dust temperatures for young high-mass molecular clumps from the Millimetre Astronomy Legacy Team 90 GHz (MALT90) survey, derived fro…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 53 cited

High Resolution 8 mm and 1 cm Polarization of IRAS 4A from the VLA Nascent Disk and Multiplicity (VANDAM) Survey

Erin G. Cox, Robert J. Harris, Leslie W. Looney +10

Magnetic fields can regulate disk formation, accretion and jet launching. Until recently, it has been difficult to obtain high resolution observations of the magnetic fields of the…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 22 cited

Linking low- to high-mass YSOs with Herschel-HIFI observations of water

I. San Jose-Garcia, J. C. Mottram, E. F. van Dishoeck +7

Water probes the dynamics in young stellar objects (YSOs) effectively, especially shocks in molecular outflows. It is a key molecule for exploring whether the physical properties o…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 96 cited

Secular dynamics of hierarchical multiple systems composed of nested binaries, with an arbitrary number of bodies and arbitrary hierarchical structure. First applications to multiplanet and multistar systems

Adrian S. Hamers, Simon F. Portegies Zwart

We present a method for studying the secular gravitational dynamics of hierarchical multiple systems consisting of nested binaries, which is valid for an arbitrary number of bodies…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 29 cited

Mid-IR spectra of Pre-Main Sequence Herbig stars: an explanation for the non-detections of water lines

S. Antonellini, I. Kamp, F. Lahuis +7

The mid-IR detection rate of water lines in disks around Herbig stars disks is about 5\%, while it is around 50\% for disks around TTauri stars. The reason for this is still unclea…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 8 cited

Next Generation Very Large Array Memo No. 6, Science Working Group 1: The Cradle of Life

Andrea Isella, Charles L. H. Hull, Arielle Moullet +33

This paper discusses compelling science cases for a future long-baseline interferometer operating at millimeter and centimeter wavelengths, like the proposed Next Generation Vary L…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 2 cited

UV photoprocessing of CO2 ice: a complete quantification of photochemistry and photon-induced desorption processes

R. Martín-Doménech, J. Manzano-Santamaría, G. M. Muñoz Caro +4

Ice mantles that formed on top of dust grains are photoprocessed by the secondary ultraviolet (UV) field in cold and dense molecular clouds. UV photons induce photochemistry and de…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 197 cited

Dust as interstellar catalyst I. Quantifying the chemical desorption process

M. Minissale, F. Dulieu, S. Cazaux +1

Context. The presence of dust in the interstellar medium has profound consequences on the chemical composition of regions where stars are forming. Recent observations show that man…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 47 cited

Understanding the water emission in the mid- and far-IR from protoplanetary disks around T~Tauri stars

S. Antonellini, I. Kamp, P. Riviere-Marichalar +6

We investigate which properties of protoplanetary disks around T Tauri stars affect the physics and chemistry in the regions where mid- and far-IR water lines originate and their r…

astro-ph.SR2015★ 151 cited

Chemical Imaging of the CO Snow Line in the HD 163296 Disk

Chunhua Qi, Karin I. Oberg, Sean M. Andrews +5

The condensation fronts (snow lines) of H2O, CO and other abundant volatiles in the midplane of a protoplanetary disk affect several aspects of planet formation. Locating the CO sn…