Science Results Archive
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Disruption of a Planetary System
by Jonathan Marshall & Joan Schmelz
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Evidence for the Disruption of a Planetary System During the Formation of the Helix Nebula
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The Abundance Discrepancy Factor in Markarian 71
by Yuguang Chen & Joan Schmelz
Paper:
Accurate Oxygen Abundance of Interstellar Gas in Mrk 71 from Optical and Infrared Spectra
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Magnetically-Structured Accretion in the Galactic Center’s Circumnuclear Disk
by Jordan Guerra and Joan Schmelz
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The Strength of the Sheared Magnetic Field in the Circum-Nuclear Disk
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Mapping Water on the Lunar Surface
By Bill Reach and Joan Schmelz For the first time, SOFIA has made a detailed map of water on the surface of the Moon. Comparison with the lunar landscape shows that the water emission is strongest on the shady sides of deep craters and high mountains. Researchers used observations taken on 2022 February 17 as part of a SOFIA Legacy project intended to explore how water is distributed across the lunar surface. |
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The SOFIA/FORCAST Galactic Center Legacy Program
by Matthew Hankins |
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The Galactic Center Magnetosphere
by Natalie Butterfield |
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The SOFIA Legacy Program FEEDBACK
by Nicola Schneider, Alexander Tielens, and Anashe Bandari
Paper:
FEEDBACK: a SOFIA Legacy Program to Study Stellar Feedback in Regions of Massive Star Formation
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The SOFIA/EXES Mid-IR High Spectral Resolution Library
By José Pablo Fonfría, Ed Montiel & Joan Schmelz |
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Water on the Moon 2022
By Anicia Arredondo
Paper:
Regional Map of Molecular Water at High Southern Latitudes on the Moon Using 6 μm Data From the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
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Magnetic Fields - A Ubiquitous Part of Galaxy Ecosystems
By Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez and Joan Schmelz
Paper:
Extragalactic magnetism with SOFIA (SALSA Legacy Program) -- IV: Program overview and first results on the polarization fraction
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Deuterated Hydroxyl as a Star Formation Tracer
By Timea Csengeri and Joan Schmelz
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SOFIA/GREAT observations of OD and OH rotational lines towards high-mass star forming regions
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The Cygnus X Protostellar Luminosity Function
By Yingjie Cheng and Joan Schmelz
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Completing the Protostellar Luminosity Function in Cygnus-X with SOFIA/FORCAST Imaging
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Constraining Magnetic and Gravitational Energies in Star-Forming Clouds
By Dennis Lee and Joan Schmelz
Paper:
HAWC+/SOFIA Polarimetry in L1688: Relative Orientation of Magnetic Field and Elongated Cloud Structure
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Multi-Phase [C II] Emission in Nearby Galaxies
By Elizabeth Tarantino and Joan Schmelz
Paper:
Characterizing the Multiphase Origin of [C II] Emission in M101 and NGC 6946 with Velocity-resolved Spectroscopy
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Magnetically-Driven Flows in NGC 1097
By Enrique Lopez-Rodriguez and Joan Schmelz
Paper:
Extragalactic Magnetism with SOFIA (Legacy Program) - II: A Magnetically Driven Flow in the Starburst Ring of NGC 1097
Magnetically-driven flows feed the super massive blackhole at the center of NGC 1097. SOFIA investigated this long-standing problem of the large-scale transfer of matter from the body of the host galaxy to the active nucleus. |
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Temperature and Density Layers in the Ghost Nebula
By Archana Soam and Joan Schmelz
Paper:
Spatial Variation in Temperature and Density in the IC 63 PDR from H
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Spectroscopy
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Role of Magnetic Fields in Cloud Destruction in the Keyhole Nebula
By Youngmin Seo and Joan Schmelz
Paper:
Probing Polarization and the Role of Magnetic Fields in Cloud Destruction in the Keyhole Nebula
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Evidence of [CII] Shocked Emission in NGC 7479
By Dario Fadda and Joan Schmelz
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[C II] and CO Emission along the Bar and Counter-arms of NGC 7479
SOFIA observations of the barred spiral galaxy, NGC 7479, were able to separate shock-enhanced ionized carbon [CII] emission from that associated with star formation, reminding us that it is important to consider multiple mechanisms when studying the [CII] emission in galaxies with active nuclei. |
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Magnetic Chaos Hidden Within the Whirlpool Galaxy
By Alejandro Borlaff and Joan Schmelz
Paper:
Extragalactic Magnetism with SOFIA (Legacy Program). I. The Magnetic Field in the Multiphase Interstellar Medium of M51
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Atomic Oxygen in Earth's Upper Atmosphere
By Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers and Joan Schmelz
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Direct measurements of atomic oxygen in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere using terahertz heterodyne spectroscopy
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