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most citedInvestigating Protostellar Accretion-Driven Outflows Across the Mass Spectrum: JWST NIRSpec IFU 3-5~m Spectral Mapping of Five Young Protostars

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30 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Sequential Star-Formation and the Near-Infrared Stellar Populations within N159

Nolan Habel, E. Sabbi, Peter Zeidler +19

We present the first results from a JWST/NIRCam study of the star-forming region N159, one of the richest H II complexes in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This region stretches over $…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Stellar Population of NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud with JWST

J. Jaspers, P. Kavanagh, G. De Marchi +13

NGC 346 is a massive star-forming region located at a distance of 62 kpc, in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Due to its low metallicity (Z 1/5 Z), it is an…

astro-ph.GA2026

JWST NIRCam and MIRI Reveal the Dust-Producing AGB Population of NGC 6822

Conor Nally, Olivia C. Jones, Laura Lenkić +9

We present a photometric catalogue of the Local Group dwarf galaxy NGC 6822 based on deep JWST observations obtained with the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrum…

astro-ph.HE2026

The evolution of the mid-infrared spectrum of SN 1987A observed with the JWST/MIRI-MRS

P. J. Kavanagh, M. J. Barlow, C. Fransson +19

Supernova (SN) 1987A provides a unique laboratory for investigating many aspects of SN physics and evolution. An observation at Day 12927 (35.4 yr) since the explosion with the Mid…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 1 cited

Investigating the Nested Structure of the Outflow from the Low Luminosity Protostar IRAS 16253-2429 using JWST and ALMA

Mayank Narang, Himanshu Tyagi, Nagayoshi Ohashi +37

Understanding the earliest stage of star and planet formation requires detailed observations to address the connection and interplay between the accretion, outflow and disk evoluti…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 1 cited

IPA. Accretion rate of a low-mass Class 0 protostar, measured via mid-infrared fluorescent OH emission

Dan M. Watson, Mayank Narang, Caeley V. Pittman +41

The earliest stages of star formation are highlighted by complex interactions between accretion, outflow, and radiative processes, which shape the chemical and physical environment…

astro-ph.GA2025

A Mid-Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Young Stellar Objects in the SMC Region NGC 346: JWST Detects Dust, Accretion, Ices and Outflows

Nolan Habel, Omnarayani Nayak, Patrick J. Kavanagh +13

We present mid-infrared spectroscopic observations of intermediate- to high-mass young stellar objects (YSOs) in the low-metallicity star-forming region NGC 346 located within the…

astro-ph.GA2025

First detection of ices in intermediate-mass young stellar objects beyond the Milky Way

Guido De Marchi, Nolan Habel, Margaret Meixner +15

Using NIRSpec on JWST, we studied a sample of 15 intermediate-mass (1.8-4.1 Msun) young stellar objects (YSOs) previously identified with MIRI photometry in the low-metallicity NGC…

astro-ph.HE2025

The compact object and innermost ejecta of SN 1987A

J. Larsson, C. Fransson, P. J. Kavanagh +12

The first JWST observations of SN 1987A provided clear evidence that a compact object is ionizing the innermost ejecta. Here we analyze a second epoch of JWST NIRSpec and MIRI/MRS…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 14 cited

Protoplanetary discs around sun-like stars appear to live longer when the metallicity is low

Guido De Marchi, Giovanna Giardino, Katia Biazzo +17

Previous Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations of the star-forming cluster NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) had revealed a large population of pre-main sequence (PMS…

astro-ph.SR2024

JWST-IPA: Chemical Inventory and Spatial Mapping of Ices in the Protostar HOPS370 -- Evidence for an Opacity Hole and Thermal Processing of Ices

Himanshu Tyagi, Manoj P., Mayank Narang +35

The composition of protoplanetary disks, and hence the initial conditions of planet formation, may be strongly influenced by the infall and thermal processing of material during th…

astro-ph.GA2024

Imaging of I Zw 18 by JWST: II. Spatially resolved star formation history

Giacomo Bortolini, Göran Östlin, Nolan Habel +14

The blue compact dwarf galaxy I Zw 18 is one of the most metal-poor () star-forming galaxies in the local Universe. Its evolutionary status has sparked debate w…

astro-ph.SR2024

Young Stellar Objects in NGC 346: A JWST NIRCam/MIRI Imaging Survey

Nolan Habel, Conor Nally, Laura Lenkic +17

We present a JWST imaging survey with NIRCam and MIRI of NGC 346, the brightest star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). By combining aperture and point spread func…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 47 cited

Emission lines due to ionizing radiation from a compact object in the remnant of Supernova 1987A

C. Fransson, M. J. Barlow, P. J. Kavanagh +31

The nearby Supernova 1987A was accompanied by a burst of neutrino emission, which indicates that a compact object (a neutron star or black hole) was formed in the explosion. There…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 37 cited

JWST observations of CO ice: Tracing the chemical environment and thermal history of ices in protostellar envelopes

Nashanty G. C. Brunken, Will R. M. Rocha, Ewine F. van Dishoeck +38

The structure and composition of simple ices can be modified during stellar evolution by protostellar heating. Key to understanding the involved processes are thermal and chemical…

astro-ph.GA2024

Imaging of I Zw 18 by JWST. I. Strategy and First Results of Dusty Stellar Populations

Alec S. Hirschauer, Nicolas Crouzet, Nolan Habel +16

We present a JWST imaging survey of I Zw 18, the archetypal extremely metal-poor, star-forming (SF), blue compact dwarf galaxy. With an oxygen abundance of only 3% $Z_{\odot}…

astro-ph.SR2024

JWST MIRI Imager Observations of Supernova SN 1987A

P. Bouchet, R. Gastaud, A. Coulais +31

There exist very few mid-infrared (IR) observations of supernovae (SNe) in general. Therefore, SN 1987A, the closest visible SN in 400 years, gives us the opportunity to explore th…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

Discovery of a collimated jet from the low luminosity protostar IRAS 162532429 in a quiescent accretion phase with the JWST

Mayank Narang, Manoj P., Himanshu Tyagi +36

Investigating Protostellar Accretion (IPA) is a JWST Cycle~1 GO program that uses NIRSpec IFU and MIRI MRS to obtain 2.9--28~m spectral cubes of young, deeply embedded protostar…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 53 cited

Investigating Protostellar Accretion-Driven Outflows Across the Mass Spectrum: JWST NIRSpec IFU 3-5~m Spectral Mapping of Five Young Protostars

Samuel Federman, S. Thomas Megeath, Adam E. Rubinstein +35

Investigating Protostellar Accretion is a Cycle 1 JWST program using the NIRSpec+MIRI integral field units to obtain 2.9--28 m spectral cubes of five young protostars with lumin…

astro-ph.GA2023

JWST MIRI and NIRCam Unveil Previously Unseen Infrared Stellar Populations in NGC 6822

Conor Nally, Olivia C. Jones, Laura Lenkić +9

NGC 6822 is a nearby (~490 kpc) non-interacting low-metallicity (0.2 Zsolar) dwarf galaxy which hosts several prominent H ii regions, including sites of highly embedded active star…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 2 cited

A JWST/MIRI and NIRCam Analysis of the Young Stellar Object Population in the Spitzer I region of NGC 6822

Laura Lenkić, Conor Nally, Olivia C. Jones +8

We present an imaging survey of the Spitzer I star-forming region in NGC 6822 conducted with the NIRCam and MIRI instruments onboard JWST. Located at a distance of 490 kpc, NGC 682…

astro-ph.HE2023

Ejecta, Rings, and Dust in SN 1987A with JWST MIRI/MRS

O. C. Jones, P. J. Kavanagh, M. J. Barlow +31

Supernova (SN) 1987A is the nearest supernova in 400 years. Using the {\em JWST} MIRI Medium Resolution Spectrograph, we spatially resolved the ejecta, equatorial ring (ER) a…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 34 cited

JWST NIRSpec observations of Supernova 1987A -- from the inner ejecta to the reverse shock

J. Larsson, C. Fransson, B. Sargent +23

We present initial results from JWST NIRSpec integral field unit observations of the nearby Supernova (SN) 1987A. The observations provide the first spatially-resolved spectroscopy…

astro-ph.SR2023

Discovery of dusty sub-solar mass young stellar objects in NGC 346 with JWST/NIRCam

Olivia C. Jones, Conor Nally, Nolan Habel +23

JWST observations of NGC 346, a star-forming region in the metal-poor Small Magellanic Cloud, reveal a substantial population of sub-solar mass young stellar objects (YSOs) with IR…