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astro-ph.GA2026

ALMA Reveals an Explosive Outflow Candidate in IRAS 16119--5048

Yongquan Luo, Jianjun Zhou, Tie Liu +24

We present a multiwavelength study of the massive star formation region IRAS 16119-5048 (I16119) using ALMA ATOMS Band 3 and QUARKS Band 6 observations, complemented by archival AT…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALOHA IRDCs Molecular Line Follow-up: I. Gas properties and kinematics

Jinjin Xie, Yaoting Yan, Zhiyuan Ren +109

Infrared Dark Clouds are ideal sites for investigating the initial conditions of massive star and cluster formation. The A Lei Of the Habitat and Assembly of Infrared Dark Clouds (…

astro-ph.GA2026

Evolution of starless cores in massive clumps seen by the ALMA ASHES and QUARKS surveys

Dongting Yang, Hong-li Liu, Sheng-li Qin +28

We present a systematic comparative analysis of 324 starless cores in early-phase infrared-dark clouds (IRDCs; ASHES survey) and evolved-phase infrared-bright clouds (IRBCs; QUARKS…

astro-ph.GA2026

BISTRO Survey: Gravity-Dominated and Magnetically Regulated Star Formation in M17 SW

Mengke Zhao, Keping Qiu, Ji-hyun Kang +27

We present high-resolution magnetic field maps of the M17 SW molecular cloud using JCMT 850 m dust polarization at a scale of 14. The magnetic field exhibits a distinct arc-…

astro-ph.GA2026

Discovery of a Compact Hub-Filament System in G286.21+0.17 with JWST and ALMA: Insights into Protocluster Formation and Competitive Accretion

L. K. Dewangan, N. K. Bhadari, Ram K. Yadav +17

We present a multi-wavelength study of the massive protocluster G286.21+0.17 (G286) using \emph{JWST} near-infrared (NIR) imaging and ALMA HCO(1--0) observations. The…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALMA-QUARKS view of W49N: Multipolar episodic outflow associated with the most energetic Galactic water maser

Yunfan Jiao, Tie Liu, Wenyu Jiao +28

We present a detailed investigation of a multipolar episodic molecular outflow in the mini-starburst region W49N, which hosts the most luminous water maser in the Galaxy. Using hig…

astro-ph.GA2026

HOTDISK. Finding Massive Protostellar Disks with Water and Refractory Molecular Species

Kai Yang, Yichen Zhang, Kei E. I. Tanaka +16

We present high-angular-resolution (, au) ALMA Band~6 observations from the HOTDISK project (Hot-Origin Tracer survey of DISKs of massive pro…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 4 cited

Random gas motions inside sub-parsec scale supercritical filaments

Chao Zhang, Tie Liu, Mika Juvela +12

Supercritical gas filaments in molecular clouds host the dense cores in which new stars form. The mechanisms governing their formation and subsequent gas accretion remain poorly un…

astro-ph.GA2026

Q/W-band Observations toward Starless Cores in Orion (QWOSCO) I. Overview, Isotopologues, Isomers, and Complex Organics

Shih-Ying Hsu, Xunchuan Liu, Sheng-Yuan Liu +12

Molecular inventories in starless cores are powerful tools for probing the physical and chemical structures at the earliest stages of star formation. Wide-band spectral scans are i…

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Evidence of an Explosive Molecular Outflow in IRAS 15520--5234

Ariful Hoque, Tapas Baug, Estrella Guzman +25

We present a study of the massive protocluster IRAS 155205234, which displays evidence of an explosive molecular outflow that unleashed a kinetic energy of at least 10 er…

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Investigating Thermal Feedback of Massive Protostars in Hot Molecular Cores

Dezhao Meng, Tie Liu, Jarken Esimbek +33

We identify a sample of 83 spatially resolved hot molecular cores (HMCs) in the QUARKS survey, aiming at investigating thermal feedback from massive stars. Using CHCN\,(12--11)…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

Tracking Protostellar Variability in Massive Protoclusters with ALMA: I. Insights from QUARKS and MaMMOtH

Yuhan Yang, Tie Liu, Sheng-Yuan Liu +22

Millimeter/submillimeter variability is often attributed to dynamical disk-mediated accretion, yet detection is limited to low-mass protostars in nearby clouds. Recent observations…

astro-ph.GA2025

Submillimeter and Mid-Infrared Variability of Young Stellar Objects in the M17 HII Region

Zhiwei Chen, Doug Johnstone, Carlos Contreras Peña +12

We conducted a comprehensive analysis of young stellar object (YSO) variability at submillimeter and mid-infrared (mid-IR) wavelengths for the M\,17 \ion{H}{2} region, using 3.5 ye…

astro-ph.GA2024

Submillimeter and Mid-Infrared Variability of Young Stellar Objects in the M17SWex Intermediate-Mass Star-Forming Region

Geumsook Park, Doug Johnstone, Carlos Contreras Pena +12

We present a comprehensive analysis of young stellar object (YSO) variability within the M17 Southwest Extension (M17 SWex), using 3.5 years of monitoring data from the JCMT Transi…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 14 cited

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Studying the Complex Magnetic Field of L43

Janik Karoly, Derek Ward-Thompson, Kate Pattle +155

We present observations of polarized dust emission at 850 m from the L43 molecular cloud which sits in the Ophiuchus cloud complex. The data were taken using SCUBA-2/POL-2 on th…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 11 cited

First BISTRO observations of the dark cloud Taurus L1495A-B10: the role of the magnetic field in the earliest stages of low-mass star formation

Derek Ward-Thompson, Janik Karoly, Kate Pattle +155

We present BISTRO Survey 850 μm dust emission polarisation observations of the L1495A-B10 region of the Taurus molecular cloud, taken at the JCMT. We observe a roughly triangular n…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 24 cited

JCMT BISTRO Observations: Magnetic Field Morphology of Bubbles Associated with NGC 6334

Mehrnoosh Tahani, Pierre Bastien, Ray S. Furuya +142

We study the HII regions associated with the NGC 6334 molecular cloud observed in the sub-millimeter and taken as part of the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO)…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 26 cited

The JCMT BISTRO-2 Survey: Magnetic Fields of the Massive DR21 Filament

Tao-Chung Ching, Keping Qiu, Di Li +154

We present 850 m dust polarization observations of the massive DR21 filament from the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO) survey, using the POL-2 polarimeter a…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 31 cited

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: A Spiral Magnetic Field in a Hub-filament Structure, Monoceros R2

Jihye Hwang, Jongsoo Kim, Kate Pattle +157

We present and analyze observations of polarized dust emission at 850 m towards the central 1 pc 1 pc hub-filament structure of Monoceros R2 (Mon R2). The data are obta…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 59 cited

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Magnetic Fields Associated with a Network of Filaments in NGC 1333

Yasuo Doi, Tetsuo Hasegawa, Ray S. Furuya +135

We present new observations of the active star-formation region NGC 1333 in the Perseus molecular cloud complex from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope B-Fields In Star-forming Regi…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 134 cited

First results from BISTRO -- a SCUBA-2 polarimeter survey of the Gould Belt

Derek Ward-Thompson, Kate Pattle, Pierre Bastien +111

We present the first results from the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO) survey, using the Sub-millimetre Common-User Bolometer Array 2 (SCUBA-2) camera, with it…