4 papers
High-resolution mid-IR spectroscopy of SVS 13-A with EXES/SOFIA: The surprisingly high CHOH/HO ratio in the planet-forming zone of a solar mass protostar
Curtis DeWitt, Marta De Simone, Eleonora Bianchi +8
Water and methanol are key components of interstellar ices and gas in star- and planet-forming regions, but direct observations of water in low-mass protostars are challenging due…
A Tale of Two Sightlines: Comparison of Hydrocarbon Dust Absorption Bands toward Cygnus OB2-12 and the Galactic Center
Yvonne J. Pendleton, T. R. Geballe, Laurie E. U. Chu +14
Infrared spectra of hydrocarbon dust absorption bands toward the bright hypergiant Cygnus OB2-12 are compared to published spectra of the Quintuplet Cluster, a sightline to the Gal…
The Discovery of 25 um Interstellar Methanol
Sarah L. Nickerson, Naseem Rangwala, Keeyoon Sung +15
We present the first astrophysical detection of methanol (CH3OH) in the torsional band near 25 um. Using high resolution mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy, we identified over seventy…
Unveiling two deeply embedded young protostars in the S68N Class 0 protostellar core with JWST/NIRSpec
Valentin J. M. Le Gouellec, Ben W. P. Lew, Thomas P. Greene +11
The near-infrared (NIR) emission of the youngest protostars still needs to be characterized to better understand the evolution of their accretion and ejection activity. We analyze…