9 papers
Constraining properties of dust formed in Wolf-Rayet binary WR 112 using mid-infrared and millimeter observations
Donglin Wu, Yinuo Han, Peredur M. Williams +9
Binaries that host a carbon-rich Wolf-Rayet (WC) star and an OB-type companion can be copious dust producers. Yet the properties of dust, particularly the grain size distribution,…
Revealing the accelerating wind in the inner region of the colliding-wind binary WR 112
John D. Monnier, Yinuo Han, Michael F. Corcoran +17
Colliding winds in massive binaries generate X-ray-bright shocks, synchrotron radio emission, and sometimes even dusty "pinwheel" spirals. We report the first X-ray detections of t…
The Sagittarius C Complex in the Mid-Infrared with SOFIA/FORCAST
Roy J. Zhao, Mark R. Morris, Matthew J. Hankins +2
We present an analysis of high-resolution mid-infrared observations at 25 and 37 of the Sagittarius C Complex (Sgr C) in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), based on data from…
A spectral library and census of near-infrared stellar large-amplitude variables from Palomar Gattini-IR
Nicholas Earley, Viraj Karambelkar, Mansi Kasliwal +9
We present a near-infrared census of stellar large-amplitude variables (LAVs) observed by the Palomar Gattini-IR (PGIR) surveyor from 2019-2021. Over the three-year time period, PG…
The JWST Galactic Center Survey -- A White Paper
Rainer Schoedel, Steve Longmore, Jonny Henshaw +111
The inner hundred parsecs of the Milky Way hosts the nearest supermassive black hole, largest reservoir of dense gas, greatest stellar density, hundreds of massive main and post ma…
JWST interferometric imaging reveals the dusty disk obscuring the supermassive black hole of the Circinus galaxy
Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez, Joel Sanchez-Bermudez, Omaira Gonzalez-Martin +6
The dusty and molecular torus is one of the most elusive structures surrounding supermassive black holes, yet its importance is unequivocal for understanding feedback and accretion…