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

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74 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey. IV. Core Mass Function and Evolutionary Trends in Core Formation Efficiency and Chemistry

Wenyu Jiao, Tie Liu, Dongting Yang +43

The ALMA-QUARKS (Querying Underlying Mechanisms of Massive Star Formation with ALMA-Resolved Gas Kinematics and Structures) survey targets 139 massive protoclusters selected from t…

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

The TOP-SCOPE Survey of Planck Galactic Cold Clumps: Molecular gas properties

Yuebin Yang, Jarken Esimbek, Tie Liu +11

We surveyed 2008 Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (PGCCs) in and --0 lines using the Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory (TRAO) 14 m telescope'…

astro-ph.GA2026

A 1.3 cm spectral line study of the W33 region

Kadirya Tursun, Christian Henkel, Jarken Esimbek +14

At a distance of 2.4kpc, W33 is one of the most prolific sources of molecular line emission, and it is an excellent research target for a centimeter spectral line search. We carrie…

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

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.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Discovery of Superfine Dusty Fibrils inside Massive Star-forming Clumps

Yan-Kun Zhang, Tie Liu, Wenyu Jiao +35

We report the discovery of more than 320 superfine dusty filamentary structures (fibrils) inside 121 massive star forming clumps that are located in widely different Galactic envir…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Evidence of a candidate high-mass prestellar core aside a bright-rimmed cloud IRAS 18290-0924

Dongting Yang, Hong-Li Liu, Shengli Qin +32

Although frequently reported in observations, the definitive confirmation of high-mass prestellar cores has remained elusive, presenting a persistent challenge in star formation st…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Hot Molecular Cores are a long-standing phenomenon in the evolution of massive protostars

Dezhao Meng, Tie Liu, Jarken Esimbek +34

We present an analysis of the QUARKS survey sample, focusing on protoclusters where Hot Molecular Cores (HMCs, traced by CH3CN(12--11)) and UC HII regions (traced by H30α/H40α) coe…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: III. Clump-to-core fragmentation and search for high-mass starless cores

Dongting Yang, Hong-Li Liu, Tie Liu +43

The Querying Underlying mechanisms of massive star formation with ALMA-Resolved gas Kinematics and Structures (QUARKS) survey observed 139 infrared-bright (IR-bright) massive proto…

astro-ph.GA2025

Evidence for Core-Core Collision in Barnard 68

Dalei Li, Christian Henkel, Alexander Kraus +10

The prestellar core Barnard 68 (B68) is a prototypical source to study the initial conditions and chemical processes of star formation. A previous numerical simulation suggested th…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 7 cited

Cloud-cloud collision and star formation in G013.313+0.193

Dilda Berdikhan, Jarken Esimbek, Christian Henkel +18

We study the G013.313+0.193 G013.313 region, a complex environment characterized by molecular cloud interactions indicative of cloud-cloud collision (CCC). Observations of the NH3(…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 6 cited

A Tale of Three: Magnetic Fields along the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament as Revealed by JCMT BISTRO survey

Jintai Wu, Keping Qiu, Frederick Poidevin +152

As part of the BISTRO survey, we present JCMT 850 m polarimetric observations towards the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament (ISF) that covers three portions known as OMC-1, OMC-2,…

astro-ph.GA2024

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The Magnetic Fields of the IC 348 Star-forming Region

Youngwoo Choi, Woojin Kwon, Kate Pattle +150

We present 850 m polarization observations of the IC 348 star-forming region in the Perseus molecular cloud as part of the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observation (BISTRO) s…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 12 cited

Kinematics and star formation of hub-filament systems in W49A

WenJun Zhang, Jianjun Zhou, Jarken Esimbek +11

W49A is a prominent giant molecular cloud (GMC) that exhibits strong star formation activities, yet its structural and kinematic properties remain uncertain. Our study aims to inve…

astro-ph.GA2024

Magnetic Field of Molecular Gas Measured with the Velocity Gradient Technique II: Curved Magnetic Field in kpc-Scale Bubble of NGC\,628

Mengke Zhao, Jianjun Zhou, Willem A. Baan +9

We report the detection of the ordered alignment between the magnetic field and kpc-scale bubbles in the nearby spiral galaxy, NGC\,628. Applying the Velocity Gradient Technique (V…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 3 cited

On the Scarcity of Dense Cores ( cm) in High Latitude Planck Galactic Cold Clumps

Fengwei Xu, Ke Wang, Tie Liu +34

High-latitude () molecular clouds have virial parameters that exceed 1, but whether these clouds can form stars has not been studied systematically. Using JCMT SCUB…

astro-ph.SR2024

A 3 mm line survey towards the circumstellar envelope of the carbon-rich AGB star IRC+10216 (CW Leo)

Juan Tuo, Xiaohu Li, Jixian Sun +14

We present an unbiased 3 mm spectral line survey (between 84.5 and 115.8 GHz), conducted by the Purple Mountain Observatory 13.7 meter radio telescope, together with updated mo…

astro-ph.SR2024

Filamentary Network and Magnetic Field Structures Revealed with BISTRO in the High-Mass Star-Forming Region NGC2264 : Global Properties and Local Magnetogravitational Configurations

Jia-Wei Wang, Patrick M. Koch, Seamus D. Clarke +154

We report 850 m continuum polarization observations toward the filamentary high-mass star-forming region NGC 2264, taken as part of the B-fields In STar forming Regions Observat…

astro-ph.SR2024★ 1 cited

Ammonia Observations of Planck Cold Cores

Dilda Berdikhan., Jarken Esimbek., Christian Henkel. +11

Single-pointing observations of NH (1,1) and (2,2) were conducted towards 672 Planck Early Release Cold Cores (ECCs) using the Nanshan 26-m radio telescope. Out of these source…

astro-ph.GA2023

Magnetic Fields in Giant Filaments Probed by the Velocity Gradient Technique: Regular Magnetic Field interrupted by Magnetization Gaps

Mengke Zhao, Guang-Xing Li, Jianjun Zhou +7

We study the magnetic field structures in six giant filaments associated with the spiral arms of the Milky Way by applying the Velocity Gradient technique (VGT) to the 13CO spectro…

astro-ph.GA2023

Investigating a Global Collapsing Hub-Filament Cloud G326.611+0.811

Yu-Xin He, Hong-Li Liu, Xin-Di Tang +8

We present the dynamics study toward the G326.611+0.811 (G326) hub-filament-system (HFS) cloud using the new APEX observations of both CO and CO (J = 2-1). The G326 H…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 16 cited

Gravitational collapse and accretion flows in the hub filament system G323.46-0.08

Yingxiu Ma, Jianjun Zhou, Jarken Esimbek +9

We studied the hub filament system G323.46-0.08 based on archival molecular line data from the SEDIGISM 13CO survey and infrared data from the GLIMPSE, MIPS, and Hi-GAL surveys. G3…