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most citedJOYS+: link between ice and gas of complex organic molecules. Comparing JWST and ALMA data of two low-mass protostars

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17 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

JOYS+ analyses of OCN, NO, NO, and complex cyanides in ices -- Thermal processing results in modest enhancement of OCN ice

P. Nazari, N. Brunken, Y. Chen +12

Nitrogen-bearing molecules are more difficult to observe than oxygen-bearing ones, mainly due to the lower abundance of nitrogen in the interstellar medium. Therefore, the formatio…

astro-ph.SR2026

Accretion onto the Embedded Protostar L1527 IRS: Insights from JWST NIRSpec and MIRI Observations

W. Blake Drechsler, John J. Tobin, Patrick D. Sheehan +12

Accretion is the primary driver of protostellar evolution, regulating mass assembly and shaping the physical and chemical environments of young stellar objects. Quantifying accreti…

astro-ph.SR2026★ 1 cited

JOYS: JWST MIRI/MRS spectra of the inner 500 au region of the L1527 IRS bipolar outflow

R. Devaraj, E. F. van Dishoeck, T. P. Ray +12

This study characterized the physical and kinematic properties within the innermost 500 au region of the L1527 bipolar outflow, a class 0/I low-mass protostar using JWST MIRI/MRS s…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

UV-irradiated outflows from low-mass protostars in Ophiuchus with JWST/MIRI

I. M. Skretas, A. Karska, L. Francis +7

The main accretion phase of protostars is characterized by the ejection of material in the form of jets/outflows. External UV irradiation can potentially have a significant impact…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 39 cited

JWST Observations of Young protoStars (JOYS): overview of program and early results

E. F. van Dishoeck, Ł. Tychoniec, W. R. M. Rocha +34

The embedded phase is a crucial period in the development of a young star. Mid-IR observations, now possible with JWST with unprecedented sensitivity, spectral resolution and sharp…

astro-ph.SR2025★ 2 cited

Mid-infrared extinction curve for protostellar envelopes from JWST-detected embedded jet emission: the case of TMC1A

K. D. Assani, Z. -Y. Li, J. P. Ramsey +15

Context: Dust grains are key components of the interstellar medium and play a central role in star formation, acting as catalysts for chemical reactions and as building blocks of p…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 12 cited

JOYS: The [D/H] abundance derived from protostellar outflows across the Galactic disk measured with JWST

L. Francis, E. F. van Dishoeck, A. Caratti o Garatti +8

The total deuterium abundance [D/H] in the universe is set by just two processes: the creation of deuterium in Big Bang Nucleosynthesis at an abundance of [D/H]$=2.58\pm0.13\times1…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 31 cited

JWST Observations of Young protoStars (JOYS). Overview of gaseous molecular emission and absorption in low-mass protostars

M. L. van Gelder, L. Francis, E. F. van Dishoeck +17

The MIRI-MRS instrument onboard JWST allows for probing the molecular gas composition at mid-IR wavelengths at unprecedented resolution and sensitivity. It is important to study th…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 23 cited

JOYS+ study of solid state C/C isotope ratios in protostellar envelopes: Observations of CO and CO ice with JWST

N. G. C. Brunken, E. F. van Dishoeck, K. Slavicinska +12

The carbon isotope ratio is a powerful tool for studying the evolution of stellar systems. Recent detections of CO isotopologues in disks and exoplanet atmospheres pointed towards…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 33 cited

JWST Observations of Young protoStars (JOYS). HH 211: the textbook case of a protostellar jet and outflow

A. Caratti o Garatti, T. P. Ray, P. J. Kavanagh +22

We use the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and its Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) (5-28 um), to study the embedded HH 211 flow. We map a 0.95'x0.22' region, covering the full ext…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 41 cited

JOYS+: link between ice and gas of complex organic molecules. Comparing JWST and ALMA data of two low-mass protostars

Y. Chen, W. R. M. Rocha, E. F. van Dishoeck +16

A rich inventory of complex organic molecules (COMs) has been observed in high abundances in the gas phase toward Class 0 protostars. These molecules are suggested to be formed in…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 15 cited

The Asymmetric Bipolar Fe II Jet and H2 Outflow of TMC1A Resolved with JWST's NIRSpec IFU

Korash Assani, Daniel Harsono, Jon Ramsey +10

(abridged) Protostellar outflows exhibit large variations in their structure depending on the observed gas emission. This study analyzes the atomic jet and molecular outflow in the…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 37 cited

JWST Observations of Young protoStars (JOYS): Linked accretion and ejection in a Class I protobinary system

Łukasz Tychoniec, Martijn L. van Gelder, Ewine F. van Dishoeck +19

Accretion and ejection sets the outcome of the star and planet formation process. The mid-infrared wavelength range offers key tracers of those processes that were difficult to det…

astro-ph.GA2024

JOYS: MIRI/MRS spectroscopy of gas-phase molecules from the high-mass star-forming region IRAS 23385+6053

L. Francis, M. L. van Gelder, E. F. van Dishoeck +16

Space-based mid-IR spectroscopy provides tracers of warm gas in star-forming regions that are inaccessible from the ground. Past mid-IR spectra of bright high-mass protostars in th…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 2 cited

JWST Observations of Young protoStars (JOYS+): Detection of icy complex organic molecules and ions. I. CH, SO, HCOO, OCN, HCO, HCOOH, CHCHOH, CHCHO, CHOCHO, CHCOOH

W. R. M. Rocha, E. F. van Dishoeck, M. E. Ressler +23

Complex organic molecules (COMs) detected in the gas phase are thought to be mostly formed on icy grains, but no unambiguous detection of icy COMs larger than CH3OH has been report…

astro-ph.SR2023

JOYS+: mid-infrared detection of gas-phase SO emission in a low-mass protostar. The case of NGC 1333 IRAS2A: hot core or accretion shock?

M. L. van Gelder, M. E. Ressler, E. F. van Dishoeck +18

JWST/MIRI has sharpened our infrared eyes toward the star formation process. This paper presents the first mid-infrared detection of gaseous SO emission in an embedded low-mass…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 18 cited

JOYS: Disentangling the warm and cold material in the high-mass IRAS 23385+6053 cluster

C. Gieser, H. Beuther, E. F. van Dishoeck +20

(abridged) We study and compare the warm (>100 K) and cold (<100 K) material toward the high-mass star-forming region IRAS 23385+6053 (IRAS 23385 hereafter) combining high angular…