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Shihping Lai - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds vii ophiuchus observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2008
    Co-Authors: Deborah L Padgett, Luisa Rebull, Karl R Stapelfeldt, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke
    Abstract:

    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 sources and extended dust emission within the star-forming and non–star-forming portions of these clouds. Using PSF-fitting photometry, we detect 5779 sources at 24 μm and 81 sources at 70 μm at the 10 σ level of significance. Three hundred twenty-three candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) were identified according to their positions on the MIPS/2MASS K versus color-magnitude diagrams, as compared to 24 μm detections in the SWIRE extragalactic survey. We find that more than half of the YSO candidates, and almost all those with protostellar Class I spectral energy distributions, are confined to the known cluster and aggregates.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds vii ophiuchus observed with mips
    arXiv: Astrophysics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Deborah L Padgett, Luisa Rebull, Karl R Stapelfeldt, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke
    Abstract:

    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 sources as well as extended dust emission within the star-forming and non-star-forming portions of these clouds. Using PSF-fitting photometry, we detect 5779 sources at 24 um and 81 sources at 70 um at the 10 sigma level of significance. Three hundred twenty-three candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) were identified according to their positions on the MIPS/2MASS K versus K$-$[24] color-magnitude diagrams as compared to 24 um detections in the SWIRE extragalactic survey. We find that more than half of the YSO candidates, and almost all the ones with protostellar Class I spectral energy distributions, are confined to the known cluster and aggregates.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds iv lupus observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2007
    Co-Authors: Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Luisa Rebull
    Abstract:

    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 as part of the Spitzer Legacy Program "From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks" (c2d). The maps cover three separate regions in Lupus, denoted I, III, and IV. We discuss the c2d pipeline and how our data processing differs from it. We compare source counts in the three regions with two other data sets and predicted star counts from the Wainscoat model. This comparison shows the contribution from background galaxies in Lupus I. We also create two color-magnitude diagrams using the 2MASS and MIPS data. From these results, we can identify background galaxies and distinguish them from probable young stellar objects. The sources in our catalogs are classified based on their spectral energy distribution (SED) from 2MASS and Spitzer wavelengths to create a sample of young stellar object candidates. From 2MASS data, we create extinction maps for each region and note a strong correspondence between the extinction and the 160 μm emission. The masses we derived in each Lupus cloud from our extinction maps are compared to masses estimated from ^(13)CO and C^(18) O and found to be similar to our extinction masses in some regions, but significantly different in others. Finally, based on our color-magnitude diagrams, we selected 12 of our reddest candidate young stellar objects for individual discussion. Five of the 12 appear to be newly discovered YSOs.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds viii serpens observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2007
    Co-Authors: Paul M Harvey, Luisa Rebull, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Neal J Evans, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Tim Brooke, Tracy L Huard, Lori E Allen
    Abstract:

    We present maps of 1.5 deg2 of the Serpens dark cloud at 24, 70, and 160 μm observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope MIPS camera. We describe the observations and briefly discuss the data processing carried out by the c2d team on these data. More than 2400 compact sources have been extracted at 24 μm, nearly 100 at 70 μm, and four at 160 μm. We estimate completeness limits for our 24 μm survey from Monte Carlo tests with artificial sources inserted into the Spitzer maps. We compare source counts, colors, and magnitudes in the Serpens cloud to two reference data sets: a 0.50 deg 2 set on a low-extinction region near the dark cloud, and a 5.3 deg2 subset of the SWIRE ELAIS N1 data that was processed through our pipeline. These results show that there is an easily identifiable population of young stellar object candidates in the Serpens cloud that is not present in either of the reference data sets. We also show a comparison of visual extinction and cool dust emission illustrating a close correlation between the two and find that the most embedded YSO candidates are located in the areas of highest visual extinction.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds iv lupus observed with mips
    arXiv: Astrophysics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Luisa Rebull
    Abstract:

    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 (MIPS) instrument as part of the Spitzer Legacy Program, ``From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks'' (c2d). The maps cover three separate regions in Lupus, denoted I, III, and IV. We discuss the c2d pipeline and how our data processing differs from it. We compare source counts in the three regions with two other data sets and predicted star counts from the Wainscoat model. This comparison shows the contribution from background galaxies in Lupus I. We also create two color magnitude diagrams using the 2MASS and MIPS data. From these results, we can identify background galaxies and distinguish them from probable young stellar objects. The sources in our catalogs are classified based on their spectral energy distribution (SED) from 2MASS and Spitzer wavelengths to create a sample of young stellar object candidates. From 2MASS data, we create extinction maps for each region and note a strong corresponence between the extinction and the $160\:\mu$m emission. The masses we derived in each Lupus cloud from our extinction maps are compared to masses estimated from $^{13}$CO and C$^{18}$O and found to be similar to our extinction masses in some regions, but significantly different in others. Finally, based on our color-magnitude diagrams, we selected 12 of our reddest candidate young stellar objects for individual discussion. Five of the 12 appear to be newly-discovered YSOs.

Luisa Rebull - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds vii ophiuchus observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2008
    Co-Authors: Deborah L Padgett, Luisa Rebull, Karl R Stapelfeldt, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke
    Abstract:

    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 sources and extended dust emission within the star-forming and non–star-forming portions of these clouds. Using PSF-fitting photometry, we detect 5779 sources at 24 μm and 81 sources at 70 μm at the 10 σ level of significance. Three hundred twenty-three candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) were identified according to their positions on the MIPS/2MASS K versus color-magnitude diagrams, as compared to 24 μm detections in the SWIRE extragalactic survey. We find that more than half of the YSO candidates, and almost all those with protostellar Class I spectral energy distributions, are confined to the known cluster and aggregates.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds vii ophiuchus observed with mips
    arXiv: Astrophysics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Deborah L Padgett, Luisa Rebull, Karl R Stapelfeldt, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke
    Abstract:

    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 sources as well as extended dust emission within the star-forming and non-star-forming portions of these clouds. Using PSF-fitting photometry, we detect 5779 sources at 24 um and 81 sources at 70 um at the 10 sigma level of significance. Three hundred twenty-three candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) were identified according to their positions on the MIPS/2MASS K versus K$-$[24] color-magnitude diagrams as compared to 24 um detections in the SWIRE extragalactic survey. We find that more than half of the YSO candidates, and almost all the ones with protostellar Class I spectral energy distributions, are confined to the known cluster and aggregates.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds iv lupus observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2007
    Co-Authors: Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Luisa Rebull
    Abstract:

    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 as part of the Spitzer Legacy Program "From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks" (c2d). The maps cover three separate regions in Lupus, denoted I, III, and IV. We discuss the c2d pipeline and how our data processing differs from it. We compare source counts in the three regions with two other data sets and predicted star counts from the Wainscoat model. This comparison shows the contribution from background galaxies in Lupus I. We also create two color-magnitude diagrams using the 2MASS and MIPS data. From these results, we can identify background galaxies and distinguish them from probable young stellar objects. The sources in our catalogs are classified based on their spectral energy distribution (SED) from 2MASS and Spitzer wavelengths to create a sample of young stellar object candidates. From 2MASS data, we create extinction maps for each region and note a strong correspondence between the extinction and the 160 μm emission. The masses we derived in each Lupus cloud from our extinction maps are compared to masses estimated from ^(13)CO and C^(18) O and found to be similar to our extinction masses in some regions, but significantly different in others. Finally, based on our color-magnitude diagrams, we selected 12 of our reddest candidate young stellar objects for individual discussion. Five of the 12 appear to be newly discovered YSOs.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds viii serpens observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2007
    Co-Authors: Paul M Harvey, Luisa Rebull, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Neal J Evans, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Tim Brooke, Tracy L Huard, Lori E Allen
    Abstract:

    We present maps of 1.5 deg2 of the Serpens dark cloud at 24, 70, and 160 μm observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope MIPS camera. We describe the observations and briefly discuss the data processing carried out by the c2d team on these data. More than 2400 compact sources have been extracted at 24 μm, nearly 100 at 70 μm, and four at 160 μm. We estimate completeness limits for our 24 μm survey from Monte Carlo tests with artificial sources inserted into the Spitzer maps. We compare source counts, colors, and magnitudes in the Serpens cloud to two reference data sets: a 0.50 deg 2 set on a low-extinction region near the dark cloud, and a 5.3 deg2 subset of the SWIRE ELAIS N1 data that was processed through our pipeline. These results show that there is an easily identifiable population of young stellar object candidates in the Serpens cloud that is not present in either of the reference data sets. We also show a comparison of visual extinction and cool dust emission illustrating a close correlation between the two and find that the most embedded YSO candidates are located in the areas of highest visual extinction.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds iv lupus observed with mips
    arXiv: Astrophysics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Luisa Rebull
    Abstract:

    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 (MIPS) instrument as part of the Spitzer Legacy Program, ``From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks'' (c2d). The maps cover three separate regions in Lupus, denoted I, III, and IV. We discuss the c2d pipeline and how our data processing differs from it. We compare source counts in the three regions with two other data sets and predicted star counts from the Wainscoat model. This comparison shows the contribution from background galaxies in Lupus I. We also create two color magnitude diagrams using the 2MASS and MIPS data. From these results, we can identify background galaxies and distinguish them from probable young stellar objects. The sources in our catalogs are classified based on their spectral energy distribution (SED) from 2MASS and Spitzer wavelengths to create a sample of young stellar object candidates. From 2MASS data, we create extinction maps for each region and note a strong corresponence between the extinction and the $160\:\mu$m emission. The masses we derived in each Lupus cloud from our extinction maps are compared to masses estimated from $^{13}$CO and C$^{18}$O and found to be similar to our extinction masses in some regions, but significantly different in others. Finally, based on our color-magnitude diagrams, we selected 12 of our reddest candidate young stellar objects for individual discussion. Five of the 12 appear to be newly-discovered YSOs.

Miklos Telek - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a markovian canonical form of second order matrix exponential processes
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2008
    Co-Authors: Levente Bodrog, Armin Heindl, Gabor Horvath, Miklos Telek
    Abstract:

    Abstract Besides the fact that – by definition – matrix-exponential processes (MEPs) are more general than Markovian arrival processes (MAPs), only very little is known about the precise relationship of these processes in matrix notation. For the first time, this paper proves the persistent conjecture that – in two dimensions – the respective sets, MAP(2) and MEP(2), are indeed identical with respect to the stationary behavior. Furthermore, this equivalence extends to acyclic MAPs, i.e., AMAP(2), so that AMAP ( 2 ) ≡ MAP ( 2 ) ≡ MEP ( 2 ) . For higher orders, these equivalences do not hold. The second-order equivalence is established via a novel canonical form for the (correlated) processes. An explicit moment/correlation-matching procedure to construct the canonical form from the first three moments of the interarrival time distribution and the lag-1 correlation coefficient shows how these compact processes may conveniently serve as input models for arrival/service processes in applications.

  • a markovian canonical form of second order matrix exponential processes
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2008
    Co-Authors: Levente Bodrog, Armin Heindl, Gabor Horvath, Miklos Telek
    Abstract:

    Besides the fact that - by definition - matrix-exponential processes (MEPs) are more general than Markovian arrival processes (MAPs), only very little is known about the precise relationship of these processes in matrix notation. For the first time, this paper proves the persistent conjecture that - in two dimensions - the respective sets, MAP(2) and MEP(2), are indeed identical with respect to the stationary behavior. Furthermore, this equivalence extends to acyclic MAPs, i.e., AMAP(2), so that AMAP(2)[reverse not equivalent]MAP(2)[reverse not equivalent]MEP(2). For higher orders, these equivalences do not hold. The second-order equivalence is established via a novel canonical form for the (correlated) processes. An explicit moment/correlation-matching procedure to construct the canonical form from the first three moments of the interarrival time distribution and the lag-1 correlation coefficient shows how these compact processes may conveniently serve as input models for arrival/service processes in applications.

Saidah Altway - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • liquid liquid solid liquid and solid liquid liquid equilibria of systems containing cyclic ether tetrahydrofuran or 1 3 dioxolane water and a biological buffer MOPS
    The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2015
    Co-Authors: Saidah Altway, Mohamed Taha, Mingjer Lee
    Abstract:

    Abstract Two liquid phases were formed as the addition of a certain amount of biological buffer 3-(N-morpholino)propane sulfonic acid (MOPS) in the aqueous solutions of tetrahydrofuran (THF) or 1,3-dioxolane. To evaluate the feasibility of recovering the cyclic ethers from their aqueous solutions with the aid of MOPS, we determined experimentally the phase diagrams of the ternary systems of {cyclic ether (THF or 1,3-dioxolane) + water + MOPS} at T  = 298.15 K under atmospheric pressure. In this study, the solubility data of MOPS in water and in the mixed solvents of water/cyclic ethers were obtained from the results of a series of density measurements, while the (liquid + liquid) and the (solid + liquid + liquid) phase boundaries were determined by visually inspection. Additionally, the tie-line results for (liquid + liquid) equilibrium (LLE) and for (solid + liquid + liquid) equilibrium (SLLE) were measured using an analytical method. The reliability of the experimental LLE tie-line results data was validated by using the Othmer–Tobias correlation. These LLE tie-line values were correlated well with the NRTL model. The phase diagrams obtained from this study reveal that MOPS is a feasible green auxiliary agent to recover the cyclic ethers from their aqueous solutions, especially for 1,3-dioxolane.

Nicholas Chapman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds vii ophiuchus observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2008
    Co-Authors: Deborah L Padgett, Luisa Rebull, Karl R Stapelfeldt, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke
    Abstract:

    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 sources and extended dust emission within the star-forming and non–star-forming portions of these clouds. Using PSF-fitting photometry, we detect 5779 sources at 24 μm and 81 sources at 70 μm at the 10 σ level of significance. Three hundred twenty-three candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) were identified according to their positions on the MIPS/2MASS K versus color-magnitude diagrams, as compared to 24 μm detections in the SWIRE extragalactic survey. We find that more than half of the YSO candidates, and almost all those with protostellar Class I spectral energy distributions, are confined to the known cluster and aggregates.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds vii ophiuchus observed with mips
    arXiv: Astrophysics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Deborah L Padgett, Luisa Rebull, Karl R Stapelfeldt, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke
    Abstract:

    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 sources as well as extended dust emission within the star-forming and non-star-forming portions of these clouds. Using PSF-fitting photometry, we detect 5779 sources at 24 um and 81 sources at 70 um at the 10 sigma level of significance. Three hundred twenty-three candidate young stellar objects (YSOs) were identified according to their positions on the MIPS/2MASS K versus K$-$[24] color-magnitude diagrams as compared to 24 um detections in the SWIRE extragalactic survey. We find that more than half of the YSO candidates, and almost all the ones with protostellar Class I spectral energy distributions, are confined to the known cluster and aggregates.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds iv lupus observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2007
    Co-Authors: Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Luisa Rebull
    Abstract:

    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 as part of the Spitzer Legacy Program "From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks" (c2d). The maps cover three separate regions in Lupus, denoted I, III, and IV. We discuss the c2d pipeline and how our data processing differs from it. We compare source counts in the three regions with two other data sets and predicted star counts from the Wainscoat model. This comparison shows the contribution from background galaxies in Lupus I. We also create two color-magnitude diagrams using the 2MASS and MIPS data. From these results, we can identify background galaxies and distinguish them from probable young stellar objects. The sources in our catalogs are classified based on their spectral energy distribution (SED) from 2MASS and Spitzer wavelengths to create a sample of young stellar object candidates. From 2MASS data, we create extinction maps for each region and note a strong correspondence between the extinction and the 160 μm emission. The masses we derived in each Lupus cloud from our extinction maps are compared to masses estimated from ^(13)CO and C^(18) O and found to be similar to our extinction masses in some regions, but significantly different in others. Finally, based on our color-magnitude diagrams, we selected 12 of our reddest candidate young stellar objects for individual discussion. Five of the 12 appear to be newly discovered YSOs.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds viii serpens observed with mips
    The Astrophysical Journal, 2007
    Co-Authors: Paul M Harvey, Luisa Rebull, Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Neal J Evans, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Tim Brooke, Tracy L Huard, Lori E Allen
    Abstract:

    We present maps of 1.5 deg2 of the Serpens dark cloud at 24, 70, and 160 μm observed with the Spitzer Space Telescope MIPS camera. We describe the observations and briefly discuss the data processing carried out by the c2d team on these data. More than 2400 compact sources have been extracted at 24 μm, nearly 100 at 70 μm, and four at 160 μm. We estimate completeness limits for our 24 μm survey from Monte Carlo tests with artificial sources inserted into the Spitzer maps. We compare source counts, colors, and magnitudes in the Serpens cloud to two reference data sets: a 0.50 deg 2 set on a low-extinction region near the dark cloud, and a 5.3 deg2 subset of the SWIRE ELAIS N1 data that was processed through our pipeline. These results show that there is an easily identifiable population of young stellar object candidates in the Serpens cloud that is not present in either of the reference data sets. We also show a comparison of visual extinction and cool dust emission illustrating a close correlation between the two and find that the most embedded YSO candidates are located in the areas of highest visual extinction.

  • the spitzer c2d survey of large nearby interstellar clouds iv lupus observed with mips
    arXiv: Astrophysics, 2007
    Co-Authors: Nicholas Chapman, Shihping Lai, Lee G Mundy, Neal J Evans, Timothy Y Brooke, Lucas A Cieza, William Spiesman, Luisa Rebull
    Abstract:

    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 (MIPS) instrument as part of the Spitzer Legacy Program, ``From Molecular Cores to Planet-Forming Disks'' (c2d). The maps cover three separate regions in Lupus, denoted I, III, and IV. We discuss the c2d pipeline and how our data processing differs from it. We compare source counts in the three regions with two other data sets and predicted star counts from the Wainscoat model. This comparison shows the contribution from background galaxies in Lupus I. We also create two color magnitude diagrams using the 2MASS and MIPS data. From these results, we can identify background galaxies and distinguish them from probable young stellar objects. The sources in our catalogs are classified based on their spectral energy distribution (SED) from 2MASS and Spitzer wavelengths to create a sample of young stellar object candidates. From 2MASS data, we create extinction maps for each region and note a strong corresponence between the extinction and the $160\:\mu$m emission. The masses we derived in each Lupus cloud from our extinction maps are compared to masses estimated from $^{13}$CO and C$^{18}$O and found to be similar to our extinction masses in some regions, but significantly different in others. Finally, based on our color-magnitude diagrams, we selected 12 of our reddest candidate young stellar objects for individual discussion. Five of the 12 appear to be newly-discovered YSOs.