Sara C. Beck

Publications


ARTICLES

  1. S. C. Beck, J. H. Lacy, F. Baas, and C. H. Townes
    Ne II 12.8 micron Emission and Galactic Dynamics in M82
    Ap. J. 226, 545-549 (1978)

  2. T. R. Geballe, J. H. Lacy, and S. C. Beck
    The 8 µm band of SiO in the expanding shell around VY Canis Majoris
    Ap. J. Lett 230, L47-L51 (1979)

  3. S. C. Beck, J. H. Lacy, and T. R. Geballe
    Ne II Emission and Galactic Dynamics in NGC 253
    Ap. J. 231, 28-31 (1979)

  4. S. C. Beck, J. H. Lacy, and T. R. Geballe
    Detection of the 12.28 µm Rotational line of Molecular Hydrogen in the Orion Molecular Cloud
    Ap. J. Lett 234, L213-L216 (1979)

  5. A. T. Tokunaga, S. C. Beck, J. H. Lacy, T. R. Geballe, and E. Serabyn
    The Detection of HCN on Jupiter
    Icarus 48, 283-289 (1981)

  6. T. R. Geballe, W. Wamsteker, A. C. Danks, J. H. Lacy, and S. C. Beck
    Infrared line and continuum views of G333.6-0.2
    Ap. J. 247, 130-135 (1981)

  7. S. C. Beck, J. H. Lacy, T. R. Geballe, C. H. Townes, L. M. Aller, and F. Baas
    The Abundances of Neon, Argon, and Sulfur in Planetary Nebulae
    Ap. J. 249, 592-601 (1981)

  8. S. C. Beck, E. E. Bloemhof, E. Serabyn, C. H. Townes, A. T. Tokunaga, and H. A. Smith
    High Spatial and Spectral Resolution Observations of 12.28 µm emission from H2 in the Orion Molecular Cloud
    Ap. J. Lett. 253, L83-L87 (1982)

  9. J. H. Lacy, S. C. Beck, and T. R. Geballe
    Infrared Emission Line Studies of the Structure and Excitation of HII Regions
    Ap. J. 255, 510-523 (1982)

  10. S. C. Beck and S. V. Beckwith
    The Spatial Distribution of Shocked Gas in the Orion Nebula
    Ap. J. 271, 175-182 (1983)

  11. S. C. Beck, S. V. Beckwith, and I. Y. Gatley
    Observations of Infrared Recombination Line Emission from External Galaxies
    Ap. J. 279, 563-566 (1984)

  12. S. C. Beck and S. V. Beckwith
    Star Formation in the Nucleus of NGC 253
    M. N. R. A. S. 207, 671-677 (1984)

  13. S. V. Beckwith, S. C. Beck, and I. Y. Gatley
    The Distribution of Shocked Gas in the Bipolar Nebulae CRL 618 and CRL 2688
    Ap. J. 280, 648-652 (1984)

  14. S. C. Beck
    The Structure of High-Velocity Gas in Orion and the Possible Role of IRc9
    Ap. J. 281, 205-208 (1984)

  15. A. Natta, S. V. Beckwith, N. J. Evans, S. C. Beck, A. F. M. Moorwood, and E. Oliva
    A Study of the Dust Distribution and Extinction Law in Mon R2
    Astron. and Astro. 158,143-148 (1986)

  16. R. S. Noll, R. F. Knacke, A. T. Tokunaga, S. C. Beck, and T. R. Geballe
    The Abundances of Ethane and Acetylene in the Atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn
    Icarus 65, 257-263 (1986)

  17. S. C. Beck, J. L. Turner, and P. T. P. Ho
    Infrared Spectroscopy of Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies
    Ap. J. 309, 70-75 (1986)

  18. J. L. Turner, P. T. P. Ho, and S. C. Beck
    Recombination Spectroscopy of Star Formation Regions in the Nucleus of M83
    Ap. J. 313, 644-650 (1986)

  19. Sara Beck and Noah Brosch
    MCG06-45-001: a Possible New Member of the Local Group?
    M. N. R. A. S. 232, 27p-30p (1988)

  20. P. T. P. Ho, Sara C. Beck, and Jean Turner
    Brackett Spectroscopy of Bursts of Star Formation in the Nuclei of Galaxies
    Ap. J. 349, 57-66 (1990)

  21. D. Maoz, H. Netzer, E. Leibowitz, N. Brosch, S. Beck, et al.
    High Rate Spectroscopic Monitoring of Active Galactic Nuclei at the Wise Observatory I: Mkn 279
    Ap. J. 351, 75-82 (1990)

  22. H. Netzer, D. Maoz, A. Laor, H. Mendelson, S. Beck, et al.
    High Rate Spectroscopic Monitoring ofActive Galactic Nuclei at the Wise Observatory II: NGC 5548
    Ap. J. 353, 108-114 (1990)

  23. Scott K. Wolk and S. C. Beck
    On the Possibilities of Outflows from Very Low Mass Companions
    P. A. S. P. 102, 745-748 (1990)

  24. J. Clavel, G. Reichert, D. Alloin, D. Crenshaw, S. Beck, et al.
    Steps Towards Determination of the Size Structure of the Broad Line Region in AGN I: NGC 5548
    Ap. J. 366, 64-81 (1991)

  25. D. Maoz, H. Netzer, T. Mazeh, S. Beck, et al.
    High Rate Spectroscopic Monitoring of AGN at the Wise Observatory III: the Broad Line Region of NGC 4151
    Ap. J. 367, 493-506 (1991)

  26. S. C. Beck, J. Fischer, and H. A. Smith
    Infrared Recombination Lines from YSOs in the Southern Galactic Plane
    Ap. J. 383, 336-343 (1991)

  27. H. A. Smith and Sara Beck
    The Structure and Nature of NGC 2071 IRS1
    Ap. J. 420, 643-650 (1994)

  28. Sara Beck
    Velocity, Age, and Obscuration of Ionized Winds
    Ap. J. 422, 733-735 (1994)

  29. Bouvier, J., Covino, E., Kovo, O., Martin, E. L., Beck, S., et al.
    COYOTES II: Spot Properties and Differential Rotation in T Tauri Stars
    Astron. Astro. 299, 89-96 (1995).

  30. Beck, S. C., Turner, J. T., Ho, P. T. P., Lacy, J. H., and Kelly, D.
    The Central Star CLuster of the Dwarf Star Forming Galaxy NGC 5253
    Ap. J. 457, 610-615 (1996)

  31. Kovo, O., Beck, S. C., and Wolk, Scott
    The Interacting System Arp 30
    A. J. 111, 168-172 (1996)

  32. Turner, J. T., Beck, S. C., and Hurt, R. L.
    CO Map of the Dwarf Starburst Galaxy NGC 5253
    Ap. J. Lett. 474, L11-14,(1997)

  33. Beck, S. C., Kelly, D. M., and Lacy, J. H.
    The Infrared Nucleus of the WR Galaxy Henize 2-10
    A. J. 114, 585-591 (1997)

  34. Beck, S. C., Lacy, J. H., and Kelly, D. M.
    Infrared Ionic Line Emission in W33
    A. J. 115, 2504-2408 (1998)

  35. Turner, J. T., Beck, S. C., and Ho, P. T. P.
    The Radio Properties of NGC 5253 and its Unusual HII Regions
    A. J. 116, 1212-1220 (1998)

  36. Beck, S. and Kovo, O.
    Deep Ha Images of the WR Galaxy He2-10
    A. J. 117, 190-196 (1999)

  37. Crowther, P. A., Beck, S. C., Willis, A. J., Conti, P. S., Morris, P. W., and Sutherland, R. S.
    Properties of Hot Stars in the WR Galaxy NGC 5253 from ISO SWS Spectroscopy
    MNRAS 304, 654-670 (1999)

  38. Turner, J.L., Beck, S.C., and Ho, P.T.P.
    The Radio Super Nebula in NGC 5253
    Ap. J. Lett. 532, L109-112 (2000)

  39. Beck, S.C., Turner, J.L., and Kovo, O.
    High Resolution Radio Maps of WR Galaxies: Optically Thick HII Regions?
    A. J. 120, 244 (2000)

  40. Meier, D., Turner, J., Crosthwaite, L.P., and Beck, S.C.
    Warm Molecular Gas in Starburst Galaxies
    A. J. 121, 740 (2001)

  41. Gorjian, V., Turner, J. and Beck, S.C.
    Infrared Emission from the Radio Supernebula in NGC 5253
    Ap. J. Lett. 544, L29 (2001)

  42. Beck, S.C., Turner, J., and Gorjian, V.
    Infrared Emission from Clusters in the Starforming Disk of He2-10
    A. J. 122, 122 (2001)

  43. Meier, D., Turner, J., and Beck, S.
    Molecular Gas and Star Formation in NGC 3077
    A. J. 122, 1770 (2001)

  44. Meier, David, Turner, J., and Beck, Sara C.
    Molecular Gas and the Young Starburst in NGC 5253 Revisited
    A. J. 124, 877 (2002)

  45. Beck, S.C., Turner, J., Langland-Shula, L., Meier, D., and Crosthwaite, L.
    Radio-Infrared Supernebulae in II Zw 40
    A. J. 124, 251 (2002)

  46. Turner, J., Beck, S.C., Crosthwaite, L.P., Larkin, J.E., McLean, I.S., and Meier, D.
    An extragalactic supernebula confined by gravity
    Nature 423, 621 (2003)

  47. Stark, Ronald, Beck, S.C, and 7 co-authors
    Probing the Early Stages of Low-Mass Star Formation
    Ap. J. 608, 341 (2004)

  48. Beck, S.C., Garrington, S., Turner, J., and van Dyck, S.
    MERLIN and VLA Observations of VII Zw 19
    A. J. 128, 1552 (2004)

  49. Turner, J.L. and Beck, S. C.
    The Birth of a Super Star Cluster: NGC 5253
    Ap. J. Lett. 602, L85 (2004)

PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, ABSTRACTS

  1. S. C. Beck and D. T. Wilkinson
    Near Infrared Observations of W3 with a CCD
    Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 8, 350 (1976)

  2. J. H. Lacy, F. Baas, S. C. Beck, and C. H. Townes
    Observations of Infrared Fine-Structure Emission
    IAU Symposium 76: Planetary Nebulae, Observations and Theory
    ed. Y. Terzian (D. Reidel, Holland, 1978) p. 127

  3. T. R. Geballe, S. C. Beck, and J. H. Lacy
    Observations of the v=0 S(2) line of Molecular Hydrogen at 12.28 µm in the Orion Molecular Cloud
    IAU Symposium 90: Interstellar Molecules
    ed. B. H. Andrew (D. Reidel, Holland, 1980) pp. 465-468

  4. S. C. Beck, E. Serabyn, J. H. Lacy, T. R. Geballe, and H. A. Smith
    Observations of the v=0-0 S(2) line of Molecular Hydrogen in the Orion Molecular Cloud
    IAU Symposium 96: Infrared Astronomy
    ed. G. Wynn-Williams (D. Reidel, Holland, 1981)

  5. A. T. Tokunaga, S. C. Beck, J. H. Lacy, T. R. Geballe, and E. Serabyn
    The Detection of C2H2 on Saturn and Titan
    Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 12, 669 (1980)

  6. A. T. Tokunaga, S. C. Beck, J. H. Lacy, T. R. Geballe, and E. Serabyn
    Ground-Based Observations of HCN on Jupiter and Titan
    Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 13, 701 (1981)

  7. T. R. Geballe, S. E. Persson, J. H. Lacy, G. Neugebauer, and S. C. Beck
    Brackett α and NeII Line Spectroscopy in the vicinity of the Galactic Center
    AIP Conference Proceedings 83: The Galactic Center
    ed. A. Blandford (CAIP, Los Angeles, 1982) pp. 60-66

  8. S. C. Beck and S. V. Beckwith
    Extinction and Temperature Variations in the Orion Molecular Hydrogen Emission Region
    Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 14, 627 (1982)

  9. S. C. Beck and S. V. Beckwith
    Infrared Spectroscopy of the Transition Objects CRL 618 and CRL 2688
    IAU Symposium 103: Planetary Nebulae
    ed. D. R. Flower (D. Reidel, Holland, 1983) pp. 103-104

  10. A. T. Tokunaga, A. Storrs, S. C. Beck, E. Serabyn, and E. E. Bloemhof
    The detection of C3H8 (propane) on Jupiter
    Bull. Amer. Astron. Soc. 15, 832 (1983)

  11. S. C. Beck, P. T. P. Ho, and J. L. Turner
    Infrared Spectroscopy of Star Formation in Galaxies
    NASA Conference Publication 2466: Star Formation in Galaxies, 1987
    ed. C. Lonsdale Persson (NASA, Washington, 1987) pp. 363-366

  12. S. C. Beck, S. V. Beckwith, J. Wyant, L. Allamandolla, N. J. Evans, J. Carr, and A. Natta
    Airborne Infrared Spectroscopy of Evolved Stars
    2nd Haystack Observatory Meeting, p. 217 (1987)

  13. S. C. Beck, J. L. Turner, and P. T. Ho
    Brackett Lines in Interacting Galaxies
    B. A. A. S. 19, 949 (1988)

  14. S. Beck and N. Brosch
    A New Local Group Galaxy?
    Dust in the Universe, p. 560 (1989)

  15. S. C. Beck, J. Turner, and P. Ho
    Infrared Spectroscopy of Star Formation in Galaxies
    22nd Eslab Symposium, pp. 473-475 (1989)

  16. S. C. Beck and Scott Wolk
    Outflows from Very Low Mass Companions
    B. A. A. S. 21, 1085 (1990)

  17. S. C. Beck, J. Fischer, and H. Smith
    Broad Hydrogen Lines from Southern YSOs
    B. A. A. S. 21, 1086 (1990)

  18. S. C. Beck, O. Kovo
    Deep Hα Images of Interacting Galaxies
    in The Evolution of Galaxies and Their Environment
    NASA Conference Publication 3190, p. 246 (1993)

  19. Beck, Sara C., and Kovo, O.
    Where is the Induced Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies?
    in Mass-Transfer Induced Activity in Galaxies
    ed. Shlossman, Cambridge University Press, p. 388 (1994)

  20. Beck, S. C., and Turner, J. T.
    CO Observations of the Dwarf Starburst NGC 5253
    B. A. A. S. 26, 1433 (1994)

  21. Beck, S. C.
    The Extraordinary Starburst of NGC 5253
    in Massive Star Formation, the ISM, and Galaxy Evolution
    ed. D. Knuth (Editions Frontieres, Paris, 1996)

  22. S. C. Beck
    Starbursts and Impostors (INVITED TALK)
    in The Nearest Active Galaxies, ed. Beckman, Colina, and Netzer (C. S. I. C., Madrid, 1993)

  23. S. C. Beck
    Mid-Infrared Lines as Astrophysical Diagnostics (INVITED CHAPTER)
    in Amazing Light, ed. R. Chiao (Springer Verlag, 1995)

  24. Meier,D., Turner, J., and Beck, S.
    Imaging of CO(2-1) Emission in NGC 5253 and He 2-10
    Dwarf Galaxies, IAU Joint Discussion 2, p. 40 (1997)

  25. S. C. Beck, J. Turner, and O. Kovo
    Wolf Rayet Galaxies in Many Radio Wavelengths and Hα
    IAU Symposium 193: WR Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies
    ed. K. van der Hucht, G. Koenigsberger, and P. Eenens (PASP Conference Series, 1999)

  26. D. Meier, J. Turner, and S. C. Beck
    High Resolution molecular gas in Dwarf Starbursts
    IAU Symposium 193: WR Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies
    ed. K. van der Hucht, G. Koenigsberger, and P. Eenens (PASP Conference Series, 1999)

  27. J. Turner, S. C. Beck, and P. T. P. Ho
    Gas and Star Formation in NGC 5253
    IAU Symposium 193: WR Phenomena in Massive Stars and Starburst Galaxies
    ed. K. van der Hucht, G. Koenigsberger, and P. Eenens (PASP Conference Series, 1999)

  28. Turner, J., Beck, S., Gorjian, V., and Ho, P.
    Infrared and Radio Continuum Emission from a very young Cluster in NGC 5253
    BAAS 195, 0809 (1999)

  29. Beck, S.C., Turner, J., and Gorjian, V.
    Infared and Radio Emission from Very Young SSCs in Dwarf Starbursts
    BAAS 197, 7912 (2000)

  30. Turner, J., Beck, S., Crosthwaite, L., and Meier, D.
    Near Infrared Imaging of the Very Young SSC in NGC 5253
    BAAS 197, 7916 (2000)

  31. Turner, J., Crosthwaite, L., Meier, D., and Beck, S.
    NIRSPEC Observations of the Dwarf Galaxy NGC 5253
    BAAS 198, 0905 (2001)

  32. Turner, J., Beck, S., Crosthwaite, L.P., and Meier, D.
    The Puzzle of Narrow Brackett Lines in Super Star Clusters
    BAAS 199, 9609 (2001)

  33. Beck, S.C.
    Massive Obscured Clusters in Starbursts (INVITED TALK)
    Hot Star Workshop III: The Earliest Stages of Massive Star Birth
    ASP Conference 267, p.323, ed. Crowther (2002)

  34. Turner, J.L., Crosthwaite, L.P., Meier D.S., Kovacs, A., Benford, D.J, and Beck, S.C.
    Dust and Gas Clouds and the Starburst in NGC 5253
    BAAS 34, 1294 (2003)

  35. Beck, S.C. and Turner, J.L.
    An Introverted Starburst
    IAU Symposium 217: Recycling Galactic and Intergalactic Matter
    ASP Symposium 217, 208 (2004)

  36. Turner, J. and Beck, S.
    Watching the Birth Of Globular Clusters
    IAU Symposium 221: Star Formation at High Angular Resolution
    ASP Symposium 221, (2003)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

  1. S. C. Beck with N. Brosch, E. Leibowitz, H. Netzer, and E. Ribak
    An Imaging UV Payload
    Technical Report (1990)

  2. S. C. Beck
    The Infrared Spectrophotometer
    Wise Observatory Technical Report 5 (1991)

  3. Sara Beck
    Astronomy in Israel
    Mercury 24, 6 (1995)

  4. Sara Beck
    Invisible Light
    Sky and Telescope 89, 23 (June 1995).

  5. Sara Beck
    Starburst Dwarf Galaxies
    Scientific American 280 (June 2000)