[ { "id": "authors:8yx27-fdd11", "collection": "authors", "collection_id": "8yx27-fdd11", "cite_using_url": "https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20210821-142428946", "type": "book_section", "title": "The growing legacy of a Great Observatory: Spitzer publications", "book_title": "Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems VIII", "author": [ { "family_name": "Scire", "given_name": "Elena", "clpid": "Scire-Elena" }, { "family_name": "Rebull", "given_name": "Luisa", "orcid": "0000-0001-6381-515X", "clpid": "Rebull-Luisa-M" }, { "family_name": "Krick", "given_name": "Jessica", "orcid": "0000-0002-2413-5976", "clpid": "Krick-Jessica-E" } ], "contributor": [ { "family_name": "Adler", "given_name": "David S.", "clpid": "Adler-David-S" }, { "family_name": "Seaman", "given_name": "Robert L.", "clpid": "Seaman-Robert-L" }, { "family_name": "Benn", "given_name": "Chris R.", "clpid": "Benn-Chris-R" } ], "abstract": "After 16.5 years the Spitzer Space Telescope was decommissioned on 30Jan2020. We present a look at the legacy of Spitzer: the 9200+ papers that have used data from the telescope and are catalogued in the Spitzer Bibliographical Database. Over the lifetime of this Great Observatory, cryogenic depletion and budget constraints brought on operational changes that in turn impacted the publication rates. This paper looks into the differences in publication rates between the Spitzer cryogenic and warm missions, and identifies those fields on the sky with especially high data reuse rates and many papers. In addition it provides a look into the citations of Spitzer fundamental papers, as well as how well authors identified the data they used. From data that were used once, to data that were used many times; the legacy of the Spitzer mission continues to grow even after the data collection has finished, and its full impact will not be known for years to come.", "doi": "10.1117/12.2562801", "isbn": "9781510636859", "publisher": "Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers", "place_of_publication": "Bellingham, WA", "publication_date": "2020-12-13", "pages": "Art. No. 114491N" }, { "id": "authors:wc0qf-htc85", "collection": "authors", "collection_id": "wc0qf-htc85", "cite_using_url": "https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20230329-630795000.2", "type": "book_section", "title": "Star Formation: Answering Fundamental Questions During the Spitzer Warm Mission Phase", "book_title": "The Science Opportunities of the Warm Spitzer Mission Workshop", "author": [ { "family_name": "Strom", "given_name": "Steve", "clpid": "Strom-Steven" }, { "family_name": "Allen", "given_name": "Lori", "orcid": "0000-0002-7789-5119", "clpid": "Allen-Lori-E" }, { "family_name": "Carpenter", "given_name": "John", "orcid": "0000-0003-2251-0602", "clpid": "Carpenter-John-M" }, { "family_name": "Hartmann", "given_name": "Lee", "orcid": "0000-0003-1430-8519", "clpid": "Hartmann-Lee-W" }, { "family_name": "Megeath", "given_name": "S. Thomas", "orcid": "0000-0001-7629-3573", "clpid": "Megeath-S-Thomas" }, { "family_name": "Rebull", "given_name": "Luisa", "orcid": "0000-0001-6381-515X", "clpid": "Rebull-Luisa-M" }, { "family_name": "Stauffer", "given_name": "John R.", "orcid": "0000-0003-3595-7382", "clpid": "Stauffer-John-R" }, { "family_name": "Liu", "given_name": "Michael", "orcid": "0000-0003-2232-7664", "clpid": "Liu-Michael-C" } ], "contributor": [ { "family_name": "Storrie-Lombardi", "given_name": "Lisa J.", "orcid": "0000-0002-5987-5210", "clpid": "Storrie-Lombardi-Lisa-J" }, { "family_name": "Silbermann", "given_name": "Nancy A.", "clpid": "Silbermann-Nancy-A" } ], "abstract": "Through existing studies of star\u2010forming regions, Spitzer has created rich databases which have already profoundly influenced our ability to understand the star and planet formation process on micro and macro scales. However, it is essential to note that Spitzer observations to date have focused largely on deep observations of regions of recent star formation associated directly with well\u2010known molecular clouds located within 500 pc. What has not been done is to explore to sufficient depth or breadth a representative sample of the much larger regions surrounding the more massive of these molecular clouds. Also, while there have been targeted studies of specific distant star forming regions, in general, there has been little attention devoted to mapping and characterizing the stellar populations and star\u2010forming histories of the surrounding giant molecular clouds (GMCs). As a result, we have yet to develop an understanding of the major physical processes that control star formation on the scale or spiral arms. Doing so will allow much better comparison of star\u2010formation in our galaxy to the star\u2010forming complexes that dominate the spiral arms of external galaxies. \n\nThe power of Spitzer in the Warm Mission for studies of star formation is its ability to carry out large\u2010scale surveys unbiased by prior knowledge of ongoing star formation or the presence of molecular clouds. The Spitzer Warm Mission will provide two uniquely powerful capabilities that promise equally profound advances : high sensitivity and efficient coverage of many hundreds of square degrees, and angular resolution sufficient to resolve dense groups and clusters of YSOs and to identify contaminating background galaxies whose colors mimic those of young stars. In this contribution, we describe two major programs: a survey of the outer regions of selected nearby OB associations, and a study of distant GMCs and star formation on the scale of a spiral arm.", "doi": "10.1063/1.2806776", "isbn": "978-0-7354-0457-1", "publisher": "American Institute of Physics", "place_of_publication": "Melville, NY", "publication_date": "2007-06", "pages": "137-156" } ]