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An Eccentric Massive Protobinary Assembled via a Core-merger Parabolic Encounter
Yao Wang, Yichen Zhang, Rubén Fedriani +14
Most massive stars form in binary systems, which profoundly influence their subsequent evolution. However, how such systems form remains poorly understood, with several competing s…
The SOFIA Massive (SOMA) Radio Survey. III. Radio Emission from Intermediate-Mass Protostars
Francisco Sequeira-Murillo, Viviana Rosero, Joshua Marvil +6
We present results from Very Large Array (VLA) radio continuum observations of twelve intermediate-mass (IM) protostars, as part of the SOFIA Massive Star Formation Survey. Using t…
Deep JWST/NIRCam imaging of Supernova 1987A
Mikako Matsuura, M. Boyer, Richard G. Arendt +46
JWST/NIRCam obtained high angular-resolution (0.05-0.1''), deep near-infrared 1--5 micron imaging of Supernova (SN) 1987A taken 35 years after the explosion. In the NIRCam images,…
Surveying the Giant HII Regions of the Milky Way with SOFIA: VI. NGC 3603
James M. De Buizer, Wanggi Lim, Nicole Karnath +1
We present our sixth set of results from our mid-infrared imaging survey of Milky Way Giant HII regions with our detailed analysis of NGC 3603, the most luminous GHII region in the…
Surveying the Giant HII Regions of the Milky Way with SOFIA: V. DR7 and K3-50
James M. De Buizer, Wanggi Lim, James T. Radomski +1
We present our fifth set of results from our mid-infrared imaging survey of Milky Way Giant HII (GHII) regions with our detailed analysis of DR7 and K3-50. We obtained 20/25 and 37…
Massive Protostars in a Protocluster -- A Multi-Scale ALMA View of G35.20-0.74N
Yichen Zhang, Kei E. I. Tanaka, Jonathan C. Tan +8
We present a detailed study of the massive star-forming region G35.2-0.74N with ALMA 1.3 mm multi-configuration observations. At 0.2" (440 au) resolution, the continuum emission re…
Surveying the Giant HII Regions of the Milky Way with SOFIA: IV. Sgr D, W42, and a Reassessment of the Giant HII Region Census
James M. De Buizer, Wanggi Lim, Nicole Karnath +2
This is the fourth paper exploring the infrared properties of giant HII regions with the FORCAST instrument on the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). Our sur…
The SOFIA Massive (SOMA) Star Formation Survey. IV. Isolated Protostars
Ruben Fedriani, Jonathan C. Tan, Zoie Telkamp +13
We present m SOFIA-FORCAST images of 11 isolated protostars as part of the SOFIA Massive (SOMA) Star Formation Survey, with this morphological classification based on…
Surveying the Giant HII Regions of the Milky Way with SOFIA: III. W49A
James M. De Buizer, Wanggi Lim, Mengyao Liu +2
We present our third set of results from our mid-infrared imaging survey of Milky Way Giant HII (GHII) regions with our detailed analysis of W49A, one of the most distant, yet most…
The Inner 25 AU Debris Distribution in the epsilon Eri System
Kate Y. L. Su, James M. De Buizer, George H. Rieke +6
Debris disk morphology is wavelength dependent due to the wide range of particle sizes and size-dependent dynamics influenced by various forces. Resolved images of nearby debris di…
The SOFIA Massive (SOMA) Star Formation Survey. I. Overview and First Results
James M. De Buizer, Mengyao Liu, Jonathan C. Tan +6
We present an overview and first results of the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy Massive (SOMA) Star Formation Survey, which is using the FORCAST instrument to imag…
The SOFIA Observatory at the Start of Routine Science Operations : Mission capabilities and performance
Pasquale Temi, Pamela M. Marcum, Erick Young +65
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has recently concluded a set of engineering flights for Observatory performance evaluation. These in-flight opportuniti…
A sub-arcsecond study of the hot molecular core in G023.01-00.41
A. Sanna, R. Cesaroni, L. Moscadelli +5
(Abridged) METHODS: We performed SMA observations at 1.3 mm with both the most extended and compact array configurations, providing sub-arcsecond and high sensitivity maps of vario…
Mid-Infrared Imaging of the Bipolar Planetary Nebula M2-9 from SOFIA
M. W. Werner, R. Sahai, J. Davis +10
We have imaged the bipolar planetary nebula M2-9 using SOFIA's FORCAST instrument in six wavelength bands between 6.6 and 37.1 . A bright central point source, unresolved with…
A Massive Protostar Forming by Ordered Collapse of a Dense, Massive Core
Yichen Zhang, Jonathan C. Tan, James M. De Buizer +8
We present 30 and 40 micron imaging of the massive protostar G35.20-0.74 with SOFIA-FORCAST. The high surface density of the natal core around the protostar leads to high extinctio…
SOFIA/FORCAST and Spitzer/IRAC Imaging of the Ultra Compact H II Region W3(OH) and Associated Protostars in W3
Lea Hirsch, Joseph D. Adams, Terry L. Herter +8
We present infrared observations of the ultra-compact H II region W3(OH) made by the FORCAST instrument aboard SOFIA and by Spitzer/IRAC. We contribute new wavelength data to the s…
Testing the Hypothesis that Methanol Maser Rings Trace Circumstellar Disks: High Resolution Near-IR and Mid-IR Imaging
James M. De Buizer, Anna Bartkiewicz, Marian Szymczak
Milliarcsecond VLBI maps of regions containing 6.7 GHz methanol maser emission have lead to the recent discovery of ring-like distributions of maser spots and the plausible hypothe…
Early Science with SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
E. T. Young, E. E. Becklin, P. M. Marcum +38
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an airborne observatory consisting of a specially modified Boeing 747SP with a 2.7-m telescope, flying at altitudes…
Mid-IR FORCAST/SOFIA Observations of M82
T. Nikola, T. L. Herter, W. D. Vacca +9
We present 75"x75" size maps of M82 at 6.4 micron, 6.6 micron, 7.7 micron, 31.5 micron, and 37.1 micron with a resolution of ~4" that we have obtained with the mid-IR camera FORCAS…
First Science Observations with SOFIA/FORCAST: 6 to 37 micron Imaging of the Central Orion Nebula
R. Y. Shuping, Mark R. Morris, Terry L. Herter +9
We present new mid-infrared images of the central region of the Orion Nebula using the newly commissioned SOFIA airborne telescope and its 5 -- 40 micron camera FORCAST. The 37.1 m…
First Science Observations with SOFIA/FORCAST: The FORCAST Mid-infrared Camera
T. L. Herter, J. D. Adams, J. M. De Buizer +7
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) completed its first light flight in May of 2010 using the facility mid-infrared instrument FORCAST. Since then, FORCAST…
First Science Observations with SOFIA/FORCAST: 6 TO 37 micron Imaging of Orion BN/KL
James M. De Buizer, Mark R. Morris, E. E. Becklin +5
The BN/KL region of the Orion Nebula is the nearest region of high mass star formation in our galaxy. As such, it has been the subject of intense investigation at a variety of wave…
First Science Results From SOFIA/FORCAST: Super-Resolution Imaging of the S140 Cluster at 37\micron
Paul M. Harvey, Joseph D. Adams, Terry L. Herter +7
We present 37\micron\ imaging of the S140 complex of infrared sources centered on IRS1 made with the FORCAST camera on SOFIA. These observations are the longest wavelength imaging…
First science results from SOFIA/FORCAST: The mid-infrared view of the compact HII region W3A
F. Salgado, O. Berne, J. D. Adams +11
The massive star forming region W3 was observed with the faint object infrared camera for the SOFIA telescope (FORCAST) as part of the Short Science program. The 6.4, 6.6, 7.7, 19.…