S. L. Lumsden

Publication List Details

Period

1995 - 2008

Number

45

Co-Authors

The RMS Survey: $^{13}$CO observations of candidate massive YSOs in the northern Galactic plane (2008)

Urquhart, J. S., Busfield, A. L., Hoare, M. G., Lumsden, S. L., Oudmaijer, R. D., Moore, T. J. T., ...

Context: The Red MSX Source (RMS) survey is an ongoing multi-wavelength observational programme designed to return a large, high-resolution mid-infrared colour-selected sample of massive young...

The RMS Survey: A Galaxy-wide Sample of Massive Young Stellar Objects (2007)

Urquhart, J. S., Hoare, M. G., Lumsden, S. L., Oudmaijer, R. D., Moore, T. J. T.

Here we describe the Red MSX Source (RMS) survey which is the largest, systematic, galaxy-wide search for massive young stellar objects (MYSOs) yet undertaken. Mid-IR bright point sources from the...

The RMS Survey: Mid-Infrared Observations of Candidate Massive YSOs in the Southern Hemisphere (2007)

Mottram, J. C., Hoare, M. G., Lumsden, S. L., Oudmaijer, R. D., Urquhart, J. S., Sheret, T. L., ...

Abridged abstract: The Red MSX Source (RMS) survey is an ongoing effort to return a large, well-selected sample of massive young stellar objects (MYSOs) within our Galaxy. A series of ground-based...

The RMS Survey: 13CO observations of candidate massive YSOs in the southern hemisphere (2007)

Urquhart, J. S., Busfield, A. L., Hoare, M. G., Lumsden, S. L., Oudmaijer, R. D., Moore, T. J. T., ...

Abridged: The Red MSX Source (RMS) survey is an ongoing multi-wavelength observational programme designed to return a large, well-selected sample of massive young stellar objects (MYSOs). Here we...

The star-forming content of the W3 giant molecular cloud (2007)

Moore, T J T, Bretherton, D E, Fujiyoshi, T, Ridge, N A, Allsopp, J, Hoare, M G, ...

We have surveyed a ~0.9-square-degree area of the W3 giant molecular cloud and star-forming region in the 850-micron continuum, using the SCUBA bolometer array on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope. A...

The RMS Survey: Radio and mid-IR observations of candidate massive YSOs (2006)

Mottram, J. C., Urquhart, J. S., Hoare, M. G., Lumsden, S. L., Oudmaijer, R. D.

The Red MSX Source (RMS) survey is a multi-wavelength programme of follow-up observations designed to distinguish between genuine massive young stellar objects (MYSOs) and other embedded or dusty...

Evidence for variable outflows in the Young Stellar Object V645 Cygni (2006)

Clarke, A. J., Lumsden, S. L., Oudmaijer, R. D., Busfield, A. L., Hoare, M. G., Moore, T. J. T., ...

As part of the Red MSX Source Survey of Massive Young Stellar Objects (MYSOs) we have conducted multi-wavelength follow up observations of the well-known object V645 Cygni. We present our data on...

The RMS Survey: Radio observations of candidate massive YSOs in the southern hemisphere (2006)

Urquhart, J. S., Busfield, A. L., Hoare, M. G., Lumsden, S. L., Clarke, A. J., Moore, T. J. T., ...

The Red MSX Source (RMS) survey is a multi-wavelength program of follow-up observations designed to distinguish between genuine massive young stellar objects (MYSOs) and other embedded or dusty...

A CH3CN and HCO+ survey towards southern methanol masers associated with star formation (2005)

Purcell, C. R., Balasubramanyam, R., Burton, M. G., Walsh, A. J., Minier, V., Hunt-Cunningham, M. R., ...

We present the initial results of a 3-mm spectral line survey towards 83 methanol maser selected massive star-forming regions. Here we report observations of the J=5-4 and 6-5 rotational transitions...

Resolving the Kinematic Distance Ambiguity of Southern Massive Young Stellar Object Candidates (2005)

Busfield, A. L., Purcell, C. R., Hoare, M. G., Lumsden, S. L., Moore, T. J. T., Oudmaijer, R. D.

We investigate the use of HI data to resolve the near/far ambiguity in kinematic distances of massive young stellar object (MYSO) candidates. Kinematic distances were obtained from 13CO 1-0 spectral...

Tycho 2 stars with infrared excess in the MSX Point Source Catalogue (2005)

Clarke, A. J., Oudmaijer, R. D., Lumsden, S. L

Stars of all evolutionary phases have been found to have excess infrared emission due to the presence of circumstellar material. To identify such stars, we have positionally correlated the infrared...

The Near-Infrared Extinction Law in Regions of High Av (2005)

Moore, T. J. T., Lumsden, S. L., Ridge, N. A., Puxley, P. J.

We present a spectroscopic study of the shape of the dust-extinction law between 1.0 and 2.2um towards a set of nine ultracompact HII regions with Av > 15 mag. We find some evidence that the...

The pre-main-sequence binary HK Ori: spectro-astrometry and EXPORT data (2004)

Baines, D., Oudmaijer, R. D., Mora, A., Eiroa, C., Porter, J. M., MerĂ­n, B., ...

In this paper we present multi-epoch observations of the pre-main-sequence binary HK Ori. These data have been drawn from the EXPORT data base and are complemented by high-quality spectro-astrometric...

Spectropolarimetry of Compton-thin Seyfert 2s (2003)

Lumsden, S. L., Alexander, D. M., Hough, J. H.

We present new spectropolarimetry of a sample of nearby Compton-thin Seyfert 2 galaxies (ie those with N_H

Dyson. 2002. (2003)

M. G. Hoare, S. L. Lumsden, A. L. Busfield, P. Buckley

We present velocity structures in the ionized and molecular gas of four cometary compact H II regions. Velocity gradients in the tails of the cometary structures support a champagne flow and are...

Dyson. 2002. (2003)

M. G. Hoare, S. L. Lumsden, A. L. Bus, P. Buckley

We present velocity structures in the ionized and molecular gas of four cometary compact H II regions. Velocity gradients in the tails of the cometary structures support a champagne ow and are...

Helium and Hydrogen Line Ratios and The Stellar Content of Compact HII Regions (2002)

Lumsden, S. L., Puxley, P. J., Hoare, M. G., Moore, T. J. T., Ridge, N. A.

We present observations and models of the behaviour of the HI and HeI lines between 1.6 and 2.2um in a small sample of compact HII regions. As in our previous papers on planetary nebulae, we find...

The infrared luminosity of the torus and the visibility of scattered broad line emission in Seyfert 2 galaxies (2001)

Lumsden, S. L., Alexander, D. M.

A number of studies have shown that the visibility of scattered broad emission lines in Seyfert 2 galaxies is strongly dependent on the IRAS f_60/f_25 flux ratio, where those Seyfert 2s with `warm'...

Near Infrared Spectra of Compact Planetary Nebulae (2001)

Lumsden, S. L., Puxley, P. J., Hoare, M. G.

This paper continues our study of the behaviour of near infrared helium recombination lines in planetary nebula. We find that the 1.7007um 4^3D-3^3P HeI line is a good measure of the HeI...

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Spectra and redshifts (2001)

Colless, Matthew, Dalton, G. B., Maddox, S. J., Sutherland, W. J., Norberg, P., Cole, S., ...

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS) is designed to measure redshifts for approximately 250000 galaxies. This paper describes the survey design, the spectroscopic observations, the redshift...

Spectropolarimetry of a Complete Infrared Selected Sample of Seyfert 2 Galaxies (2001)

Lumsden, S. L., Heisler, C. A., Bailey, J. A., Hough, J. H., Young, S.

We report the results of a spectropolarimetric survey of a complete far infrared selected sample of Seyfert 2 galaxies. We have found polarized broad Halpha emission in one new source, NGC5995. In...

PSR J1740-3052 - a pulsar with a massive companion (2000)

Stairs, I. H., Manchester, R. N., Lyne, A. G., Kaspi, V. M., Camilo, F., Bell, J. F., ...

We report on the discovery of a binary pulsar, PSR J1740-3052, during the Parkes multibeam survey. Timing observations of the 570-ms pulsar at Jodrell Bank and Parkes show that it is young, with a...

Infrared Helium-Hydrogen Line Ratios as a Measure of Stellar Effective Temperature (2000)

Lumsden, S. L., Puxley, P. J., Hoare, M. G.

We have observed a large sample of compact planetary nebulae in the near-infrared to determine how the 2^1P-2^1S HeI line at 2.058um varies as a function of stellar effective temperature, Teff. The...

The Edinburgh/Durham Southern Galaxy Catalogue - IX. The Galaxy Catalogue (2000)

Nichol, R. C., Collins, C. A., Lumsden, S. L.

We announce here the public availability of the Edinburgh/Durham Southern Galaxy Catalogue (EDSGC, http://www.edsgc.org). This objective galaxy catalogue was constructed using the COSMOS...

A Near Infrared Polarized Bipolar Cone in the CIRCINUS Galaxy (2000)

Ruiz, M., Alexander, D. M., Young, S., Hough, J., Lumsden, S. L., Heisler, C. A.

We present near-infrared broad-band polarization images of the nuclear regions of the Circinus galaxy in the J, H and K bands. For the first time the south-eastern reflection cone is detected in...

The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: Spectral Types and Luminosity Functions (1999)

Folkes, S. R., Ronen, S., Price, I., Lahav, O., Colless, M., Maddox, S. J., ...

We describe the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey (2dFGRS), and the current status of the observations. In this exploratory paper, we apply a Principal Component Analysis to a preliminary sample of 5869...

Molecular and Ionised Gas Motions in the Compact HII region G29.96--0.02 (1999)

S. L. Lumsden

We present a new observation of the compact HII region, G29.96Gamma0.02, that allows us to compare the velocity structure in the ionised gas and surrounding molecular gas directly. This allows us to...

Molecular and Ionised Gas Motions in the Compact HII region G29.96--0.02 (1999)

S. L. Lumsden

We present a new observation of the compact HII region, G29.96Gamma0.02, that allows us to compare the velocity structure in the ionised gas and surrounding molecular gas directly. This allows us to...

Molecular and Ionised Gas Motions in the Compact HII region G29.96-0.02 (1999)

Lumsden, S. L., Hoare, M. G.

We present a new observation of the compact HII region, G29.96-0.02, that allows us to compare the velocity structure in the ionised gas and surrounding molecular gas directly. This allows us to...

Near and Mid Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of NGC1068 (1998)

Lumsden, S. L., Moore, T. J. T., Smith, C., Fujiyoshi, T., Bland-Hawthorn, J., Ward, M. J.

We present the results of a series of observations of the near- and mid-infrared polarisation properties of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC1068. Our data agree well with previously published results in...

Near and Mid Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of NGC1068 (1998)

S. L. Lumsden, C. Smith, T. Fujiyoshi

We present the results of a series of observations of the near- and mid-infrared polarisation properties of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC1068. Our data agree well with previously published results in...

Near and Mid Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of NGC1068 (1998)

S. L. Lumsden, C. Smith, T. Fujiyoshi

We present the results of a series of observations of the near- and mid-infrared polarisation properties of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC1068. Our data agree well with previously published results in...

Near and Mid Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of NGC1068 (1998)

S. L. Lumsden, C. Smith, T. Fujiyoshi

We present the results of a series of observations of the near- and mid-infrared polarisation properties of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC1068. Our data agree well with previously published results in...

Near and Mid Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of NGC1068 (1998)

S. L. Lumsden, C. Smith, T. Fujiyoshi

We present the results of a series of observations of the near- and mid-infrared polarisation properties of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC1068. Our data agree well with previously published results in...

Near and Mid Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of NGC1068 (1998)

S. L. Lumsden, C. Smith, T. Fujiyoshi

We present the results of a series of observations of the near- and mid-infrared polarisation properties of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC1068. Our data agree well with previously published results in...

Near and Mid Infrared Imaging Polarimetry of NGC1068 (1998)

S. L. Lumsden, C. Smith, T. Fujiyoshi

We present the results of a series of observations of the near- and mid-infrared polarisation properties of the Seyfert 2 galaxy NGC1068. Our data agree well with previously published results in...

Strict Limits on the Ionizing Luminosity in NGC 1068 from Jet-axis Molecular Clouds (1997)

Bland-Hawthorn, J., Lumsden, S. L., Voit, G. M., Cecil, G. N., Weisheit, J. C.

The radio jet axis of NGC 1068 is characterised by energetic activity from x-ray to radio wavelengths. Detailed kinematic and polarization studies have shown that this activity is confined to bipolar...

The Edinburgh-Durham Southern Galaxy Catalogue - VIII: The Cluster Galaxy Luminosity Function (1997)

Lumsden, S. L., Collins, C. A., Nichol, R. C., Eke, V. R., Guzzo, L.

We have re-examined the nature of the cluster galaxy luminosity function using the data from the Edinburgh-Durham Southern Galaxy Catalogue and the Edinburgh-Milano Redshift Survey. We derive a best...

Forbidden Fe+ Emission from Supernovae Remnants in M33 (1995)

Lumsden, S. L., Puxley, P. J.

Supernovae remnants are known to be luminous sources of infrared [FeII] emission. By studying how the luminosity scales with age, environment and other relevant factors, we can construct an [FeII]...

The EDSGC - VII: The Edinburgh-Milano Cluster Redshift Survey (1995)

Collins, C. A., Guzzo, L., Nichol, R. C., Lumsden, S. L.

We present the redshifts of the galaxies and galaxy clusters which form the Edinburgh--Milano (EM) cluster redshift survey. A total of 777 galaxy redshifts have been measured in 94 clusters extracted...