Lee G. Mundy

Deep JHKs and Spitzer Imaging of Four Isolated Molecular Cloud Cores (2009)

Chapman, Nicholas L., Mundy, Lee G.

We present observations in eight wavebands from 1.25-24 microns of four dense cores: L204C-2, L1152, L1155C-2, and L1228. Our goals are to study the YSO population of these cores and to measure the...

The Spitzer c2d Legacy results: star-formation rates and efficiencies; evolution and lifetimes (2009)

Dunham, Michael M., Jørgensen, Jes K., Merín, Bruno, Van Dishoeck, Ewine F., Alcalá, Juan M., ...

The c2d Spitzer Legacy project obtained images and photometry with both IRAC and MIPS instruments for five large, nearby molecular clouds. Three of the clouds were also mapped in dust continuum...

Grain Growth and Density Distribution of the Youngest Protostellar Systems (2009)

Kwon, Woojin, Looney, Leslie W., Mundy, Lee G., Chiang, Hsin-Fang, Kemball, Athol J.

We present dust opacity spectral indexes (beta) of the youngest protostellar systems (so-called Class 0 sources), L1448 IRS 2, L1448 IRS 3, and L1157, obtained between 1.3 mm and 2.7 mm continua,...

The Spitzer c2d Legacy Results: Star Formation Rates and Efficiencies; Evolution and Lifetimes (2008)

Evans II, Neal J., Dunham, Michael M., Jørgensen, Jes K., Enoch, Melissa L., Merín, Bruno, Van Dishoeck, Ewine F., ...

(Abridged) The c2d Spitzer Legacy project obtained images and photometry with both IRAC and MIPS instruments for five large, nearby molecular clouds. This paper combines information drawn from...

The Mid-Infrared Extinction Law in the Ophiuchus, Perseus, and Serpens Molecular Clouds (2008)

Chapman, Nicholas L., Mundy, Lee G., Lai, Shih-Ping, Evans II, Neal J.

We compute the mid-infrared extinction law from 3.6-24 microns in three molecular clouds: Ophiuchus, Perseus, and Serpens, by combining data from the "Cores to Disks" Spitzer Legacy Science program...

Constraining the Earliest Circumstellar Disks and their Envelopes (2008)

Chiang, Hsin-Fang, Looney, Leslie W., Tassis, Konstantinos, Mundy, Lee G., Mouschovias, Telemachos Ch.

Using interferometric data from BIMA observations, combined with detailed modeling in Fourier space of the physical structures predicted by models, we constrain the circumstellar envelope parameters...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. VII. Ophiuchus Observed with MIPS (2008)

Padgett, Deborah L., Rebull, Luisa M., Stapelfeldt, Karl R., Chapman, Nicholas, Lai, Shih-Ping, Mundy, Lee G., ...

We present maps of 14.4 deg^2 of the Ophiuchus dark clouds observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). These high-quality maps depict both numerous point...

The Submillimeter Frontier: A Space Science Imperative (2007)

John Mather, S. Harvey Moseley, David Leisawitz, Eli Dwek, Perry Hacking, Martin Harwit, ...

A major goal of modern astrophysics is to understand the processes by which the universe evolved from its initial simplicity, as seen in measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), to the...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds: VII. Ophiuchus Observed with MIPS (2007)

Padgett, Deborah L., Rebull, Luisa M., Stapelfeldt, Karl R., Chapman, Nicholas L., Lai, Shih-Ping, Mundy, Lee G., ...

We present maps of 14.4 deg^2 of the Ophiuchus dark clouds observed by the Spitzer Space Telescope Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). These high quality maps depict both numerous point...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. IV. Lupus Observed with MIPS (2007)

Chapman, Nicholas L., Lai, Shih-Ping, Mundy, Lee G., Brooke, Timothy Y., Cieza, Lucas A., ...

We present maps of 7.78 deg^2 of the Lupus molecular cloud complex at 24, 70, and 160 μm. They were made with the Spitzer Space Telescope Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) instrument...

ExoPTF Science Uniquely Enabled by Far-IR Interferometry: Probing the Formation of Planetary Systems, and Finding and Characterizing Exoplanets (2007)

Leisawitz, David, Armstrong, Tom, Bender, Chad, Benford, Dominic, Calzetti, Daniella, Carpenter, John, ...

By providing sensitive sub-arcsecond images and integral field spectroscopy in the 25 - 400 micron wavelength range, a far-IR interferometer will revolutionize our understanding of planetary system...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. IV. Lupus Observed with MIPS (2007)

Chapman, Nicholas L., Lai, Shih-Ping, Mundy, Lee G., Evans II, Neal J., Brooke, Timothy Y., Cieza, Lucas A., ...

We present maps of 7.78 square degrees of the Lupus molecular cloud complex at 24, 70, and $160\:\mu$m. They were made with the Spitzer Space Telescope's Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds VIII. Serpens Observed with MIPS (2007)

Harvey, Paul M., Rebull, Luisa M., Brooke, Tim, Spiesman, William J., Chapman, Nicholas, Huard, Tracy L., ...

We present maps of 1.5 square degrees of the Serpens dark cloud at 24, 70, and 160\micron observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope MIPS Camera. More than 2400 compact sources have been extracted at...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. V. Chamaeleon II Observed with IRAC (2007)

Porras, Alicia, Jørgensen, Jes K., Allen, Lori E., Bourke, Tyler L., Alcalá, Juan M., ...

We present IRAC (3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 μm) observations of the Chamaeleon II molecular cloud. The observed area covers about 1 deg^2 defined by A_V > 2. Analysis of the data in the 2005 c2d...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Nearby Dense Cores. IV. Revealing the Embedded Cluster in B59 (2007)

Brooke, Timothy Y., Huard, Tracy L., Bourke, Tyler L., Boogert , A. C. Adwin, Allen, Lori E., Blake, Geoffrey A., ...

Infrared images of the dark cloud core B59 were obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope as part of the "Cores to Disks" Legacy Science project. Photometry from 3.6-70 μm indicates at least 20...

Imaging Scattered Light from the Youngest Protostars in L1448: Signatures of Outflows (2007)

Tobin, John J., Looney, Leslie W., Mundy, Lee G., Kwon, Woojin, Hamidouche, Murad

We present deep IRAC images that highlight the scattered light emission around many of the youngest protostars, the so-called Class 0 sources, in L1448. By comparison of the data with a Monte Carlo...

The Spitzer c2d survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. V. Chamaeleon II Observed with IRAC (2006)

Porras, Alicia, Jørgensen, Jes K., Allen, Lori E., Evans II, Neal J., Bourke, Tyler L., Alcal{á}, Juan M., ...

We present IRAC (3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 micron) observations of the Chamaeleon II molecular cloud. The observed area covers about 1 square degree defined by $A_V >2$. Analysis of the data in the 2005...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Nearby Dense Cores: IV. Revealing the Embedded Cluster in B59 (2006)

Brooke, Timothy Y., Huard, Tracy L., Bourke, Tyler L., Boogert, A. C. Adwin, Allen, Lori E., Blake, Geoffrey A., ...

Infrared images of the dark cloud core B59 were obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope as part of the "Cores to Disks" Legacy Science project. Photometry from 3.6-70 microns indicates at least 20...

Resolving and probing the circumstellar disk of the Herbig Ae star MWC 480 at 1.4 mm: Evolved dust? (2006)

Hamidouche, Murad, Looney, Leslie W., Mundy, Lee G.

We present high resolution 0.45" x 0.32" observations from the BIMA array toward the Herbig Ae system MWC 480 in the lambda = 1.4 mm dust continuum. We resolve a circumstellar disk of radius ~170 AU...

The Spitzer c2d survey of large, nearby, interstellar clouds. III. Perseus observed with IRAC (2006)

Jørgensen, Jes K., Harvey, Paul M., Huard, Tracy L., Allen, Lori E., Porras, Alicia, ...

We present observations of 3.86 deg to the 2nd of the Perseus molecular cloud complex with the Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera (IRAC). The maps show strong extended emission arising...

The Spitzer c2d Survey of Large, Nearby, Interstellar Clouds. III. Perseus Observed with IRAC (2006)

Jorgensen, Jes K., Harvey, Paul M., Evans II, Neal J., Huard, Tracy L., Allen, Lori E., Porras, Alicia, ...

We present observations of 3.86 sq. deg. of the Perseus molecular cloud complex with the Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Array Camera (IRAC). The maps show strong extended emission arising from...

Wide-field Imaging Interferometry Testbed II: Implementation, Performance, and Plans (2002)

Rinehart, S. A., Frey, Bradley J., Leisawitz, David T., Leviton, Douglas B., Martino, Anthony J., Maynard, William L., ...

The Wide-Field Imaging Interferometry Testbed (WIIT) will provide valuable information for the development of space-based interferometers. This laboratory instrument operates at optical wavelengths...

Hydrodynamical Simulations of Jet- and Wind-driven Protostellar Outflows (2001)

Lee, Chin-Fei, Stone, James M., Ostriker, Eve C., Mundy, Lee G.

We present two-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of both jet- and wind-driven models for protostellar outflows in order to make detailed comparisons to the kinematics of observed molecular...

A ballistic bow shock model for jet-driven protostellar outflow shells (2001)

Ostriker, Eve C., Lee, Chin-Fei, Stone, James M., Mundy, Lee G.

We analyze the dynamics of the shell produced when a bow shock from a collimated jet propagates into the surrounding medium. Under interstellar conditions, the shock is radiative, and a ballistic...

Tracing the Mass during Low-Mass Star Formation. II. Modelling the Submillimeter Emission from Pre-Protostellar Cores (2001)

Evans II, Neal J., Rawlings, Jonathan M. C., Shirley, Yancy L., Mundy, Lee G.

We have modeled the emission from dust in pre-protostellar cores, including a self-consistent calculation of the temperature distribution for each input density distribution. Model density...

Unveiling the Circumstellar Envelope and Disk: A Sub-Arcsecond Survey of Circumstellar Structures (1999)

Looney, Leslie W., Mundy, Lee G., Welch, W. J.

We present the results of a 2.7 mm continuum interferometric survey of 24 young stellar objects in 11 fields. The target objects range from deeply embedded Class 0 sources to optical T Tauri sources....

The Submillimeter Frontier: A Space Science Imperative (1998)

Mather, John C., Moseley, S. Harvey, Leisawitz, David, Dwek, Eli, Hacking, Perry, ...

A major goal of modern astrophysics is to understand the processes by which the universe evolved from its initial simplicity, as seen in measurements of the Cosmic Microwave Background, to the...

High Resolution $\lambda$ = 2.7 mm Observations of L1551 IRS5: A Protobinary System? (1997)

Looney, Leslie W., Mundy, Lee G., Welch, W. J.

We present sub-arcsecond resolution imaging of the $\lambda$ = 2.7 mm continuum emission from the young, embedded system L1551 IRS5 using the nine-element, high-resolution configuration of the BIMA...