Aims. To study the structure of nearby (< 500 pc) dense starless and star-forming cores with
the particular goal to identify and understand evolutionary trends in core properties, and to …

We present intermediate results from a long-term program of map** the neutral absorption
characteristics of the local interstellar medium, motivated by the availability of accurate and …

We have mapped linearly polarized dust emission from L183 with the James Clerk Maxwell
Telescope SCUBA polarimeter and have analyzed these and our previously published data …

Observations have been carried out with the Submillimetre Common-User Bolometer Array
(SCUBA) at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) of regions of comparatively isolated …

Context. Theoretical arguments suggest that dust grains should grow in the dense cold parts
of molecular clouds. Evidence of larger grains has so far been gathered in near/mid infrared …

High-latitude (∣ b∣> 30) molecular clouds have virial parameters that exceed 1, but
whether these clouds can form stars has not been studied systematically. Using JCMT …

Context. Pre-stellar cores (PSCs) are units of star formation. Besides representing early
stages of the dynamical evolution leading to the formation of stars and planets, PSCs also …

Context. The determination of interstellar abundances is essential for a better understanding
of stellar nucleosynthesis and the “chemical” evolution of the Galaxy. Aims. The aim is to …

Context. For the project Galactic cold cores, Herschel photometric observations were carried
out as a follow-up of cold regions of interstellar clouds previously identified with the Planck …

ABSTRACT Using the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope, we
have detected emission in the S (0), S (1), and S (2) pure-rotational (v= 0–0) transitions of …