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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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27 papers

astro-ph.SR2026

Mapping of interstellar ices with JWST in protostellar envelopes: Spatial variations of CO, CO, CO, OCN and HO ice

N. G. C. Brunken, E. F. van Dishoeck, A. C. A. Boogert +16

The composition of planets and their atmospheres is largely determined by the formation environment of the planet. This environment is pre-determined during early stages when the p…

astro-ph.SR2026

IPA: Morphology and Kinematics of Molecular Hydrogen Winds in Five Young Protostars across the Mass Spectrum Observed with JWST

Himanshu Tyagi, P. Manoj, Mayank Narang +29

Molecular winds may play a key role in governing angular momentum transport and accretion during the early evolution of protostars. We present the morphology and kinematic properti…

astro-ph.SR2026

JWST/MIRI Detection of Molecular H Winds from an Edge-on Class II Source HV Tau C

Vinod Chandra Pathak, P. Manoj, Himanshu Tyagi +14

The evolution of protoplanetary disks is regulated by accretion onto the central star and mass loss through jets and winds. While atomic and ionized outflows are commonly observed,…

astro-ph.SR2026

Chemical Complexity in the Early Stages of Star Formation in the SKAO Era

Eleonora Bianchi, Mathilde Bouvier, Claudio Codella +44

About 350 molecules have been identified in the interstellar medium (ISM), including complex molecules relevant to prebiotic chemistry. A remarkable level of molecular diversity ha…

astro-ph.GA2026

Jets and Outflows in Young Stellar Objects with the SKAO

Giovanni Sabatini, Gemma Busquet, Carlos Carrasco-González +48

Jets and outflows are ubiquitous phenomena associated with the formation of young stellar objects (YSOs). They play a crucial role in removing angular momentum from the accreting s…

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.SR2026

The Structure and Kinematics of Three Class 0 Protostellar Jets from JWST

Samuel A. Federman, S. Thomas Megeath, Alessio Caratti o Garatti +20

We present observations of jets within 2000 au of three deeply embedded protostars using 2.9-27 micron observations with JWST. These observations show the morphologies and kinemati…

astro-ph.EP2025

CORINOS IV: Quantifying Baseline-Fitting Uncertainties in SO Ice Measurements with JWST/MIRI

Rachel E. Gross, Yao-Lun Yang, L. Ilsedore Cleeves +15

Sulfur dioxide (SO) ice has been tentatively detected in protostellar envelopes, but its reliability as a solid-state sulfur reservoir remains unclear. We present new measureme…

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.SR2025★ 3 cited

Improving Accretion Diagnostics for Young Stellar Objects with Mid-infrared Hydrogen lines from JWST/MIRI

B Shridharan, P Manoj, Vinod Chandra Pathak +10

We present a comprehensive study of mid-infrared neutral hydrogen (H~\textsc{i}) emission lines in 79 nearby (d 200 ) young stars using JWST/MIRI. We aim to identify mid-in…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

Investigating silicate, carbon, and water in the diffuse interstellar medium: the first shots from WISCI

S. T. Zeegers, Jonathan P. Marshall, Karl D. Gordon +33

The dusty interstellar medium (ISM) of the Milky Way is distributed in a complex, cloudy structure. It is fundamental to the radiation balance within the Milky Way, provides a reac…

astro-ph.SR2025

JWST observations of segregated CO and CO ices in protostellar envelopes

N. G. C. Brunken, A. C. A. Boogert, E. F. van Dishoeck +13

The evolution of interstellar ices can be studied with thermal tracers such as the vibrational modes of CO ice that show great diversity depending on their local chemical and t…

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.EP2024

uGMRT Survey of EXoplanets Around M-dwarfs (GS-EXAM): Radio observations of GJ 1151

Mayank Narang, Manoj Puravankara, H. K. Vedantham +9

Coherent radio emission with properties similar to planetary auroral signals has been reported from GJ 1151, a quiescent, slow-rotating mid-M star, by the LOFAR Two-metre (120-170…

astro-ph.SR2024

Demography of stellar radio population within 500 pc: A VLASS-Gaia DR3 study

Ayanabha De, Mayank Narang, Manoj Puravankara +5

In this work, we have carried out a systematic analysis of the VLASS quick look catalogs together with \textit{Gaia DR3} to identify the optical counterparts of 3~GHz radio emitter…

astro-ph.EP2024

Host star properties of hot, warm and cold Jupiters in the solar neighborhood from \textit{Gaia} DR3: clues to formation pathways

Bihan Banerjee, Mayank Narang, P. Manoj +5

Giant planets exhibit diverse orbital properties, hinting at their distinct formation and dynamic histories. In this paper, using DR3, we investigate if and how the…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 29 cited

JWST detections of amorphous and crystalline HDO ice toward massive protostars

Katerina Slavicinska, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Łukasz Tychoniec +19

This work aims to utilize the increased sensitivity and resolution of the JWST to quantify the HDO/HO ratio in ices toward young stellar objects (YSOs) and to determine if th…

astro-ph.GA2024

JWST/MIRI detection of suprathermal OH rotational emissions: probing the dissociation of the water by Lyman alpha photons near the protostar HOPS 370

David A. Neufeld, P. Manoj, Himanshu Tyagi +22

Using the MIRI/MRS spectrometer on JWST, we have detected pure rotational, suprathermal OH emissions from the vicinity of the intermediate-mass protostar HOPS 370 (OMC2/FIR3). Thes…

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.EP2024

A uGMRT search for radio emission from planets around evolved stars

Mayank Narang, P. Manoj, Ishwara Chandra +8

In this work, we present the results from a study using the Giant Meterwave Radio Telescope (GMRT) to search for radio {emission} from planets around three evolved stars namely …

astro-ph.GA2024★ 43 cited

Hunt for complex cyanides in protostellar ices with JWST: Tentative detection of CHCN and CHCN

P. Nazari, W. R. M. Rocha, A. E. Rubinstein +20

Nitrogen-bearing complex organic molecules have been commonly detected in the gas phase but not yet in interstellar ices. This has led to the long-standing question of whether thes…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

IPA: Class 0 Protostars Viewed in CO Emission Using JWST

Adam E. Rubinstein, Neal J. Evans, Himanshu Tyagi +24

We investigate the bright CO fundamental emission in the central regions of five protostars in their primary mass assembly phase using new observations from JWST's Near-Infrared Sp…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 1 cited

Identifying the population of T-Tauri stars in Taurus: UV-optical synergy

Prasanta K. Nayak, Mayank Narang, Manoj Puravankara +9

With the third data release of the Gaia mission DR3 with its precise photometry and astrometry, it is now possible to study the behaviour of stars at a scale never seen befo…

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…