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Overview

Charles J. Lada is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their expertise spans numerous subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Instrumentation, Spectroscopy, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics with a strong focus on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies. Other main topics include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research; Atmospheric Ozone and Climate; Spectroscopy and Laser Applications; Astro and Planetary Science; and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates.

Charles J. Lada has contributed to various recent papers, with publications appearing in multiple scientific journals. Some of the notable papers include:

  • "A Complete HCN Survey of the Perseus Molecular Cloud" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "A Parsec-scale Catalog of Molecular Clouds in the Solar Neighborhood Based on 3D Dust Mapping: Implications for the Mass-Size Relation" (2024), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "VISIONS: the VISTA Star Formation Atlas" (2023), published in Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • "The Molecular Clouds of M31" (2024), published in The Astrophysical Journal
  • "Tracing dense gas in six resolved GMCs of the Andromeda Galaxy" (2023), published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, with a particular concentration in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • The Open Journal of Astrophysics

Regarding collaboration, Charles J. Lada often works alongside several recurring co-authors such as Jan Forbrich, J. Alves, Catherine Zucker, G. Petitpas, and S. Viaene. These collaborations appear across various projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Embedded Clusters in Molecular Clouds

    Charles J. Lada;Elizabeth A. Lada

  • Disk Frequencies and Lifetimes in Young Clusters

    Karl E. Haisch;Elizabeth A. Lada;Charles J. Lada

  • Spectral evolution of young stellar objects

    Fred C. Adams;Charles J. Lada;Frank H. Shu

  • Sequential formation of subgroups in OB associations

    B. G. Elmegreen;C. J. Lada

  • Star formation - From OB associations to protostars

    Charles J. Lada

  • Cold outflows, energetic winds, and enigmatic jets around young stellar objects

    Charles J. Lada

  • The Origin of Stars and Planetary Systems

    Charles J. Lada;Nikolaos D. Kylafis

  • The high-velocity molecular flows near young stellar objects

    J. Bally;C.J. Lada

  • On the Star Formation Rates in Molecular Clouds

    Charles J. Lada;Marco Lombardi;João F. Alves

  • The nature of the embedded population in the rho Ophiuchi dark cloud : mid-infrared observations.

    C. J. Lada;B. A. Wilking

  • A Census of the Young Cluster IC 348

    K. L. Luhman;John R. Stauffer;A. A. Muench;G. H. Rieke

  • Internal structure of a cold dark molecular cloud inferred from the extinction of background starlight.

    João F. Alves;Charles J. Lada;Elizabeth A. Lada

  • The Luminosity & Mass Function of the Trapezium Cluster: From B stars to the Deuterium Burning Limit

    A. Muench;E. Lada;C. Lada;J. Alves

  • Further Mid-Infrared Study of the rho Ophiuchi Cloud Young Stellar Population: Luminosities and Masses of Pre--Main-Sequence Stars

    Thomas P. Greene;Bruce A. Wilking;Philippe Andre;Erick T. Young

  • IRAS Observations of the Rho Ophiuchi Infrared Cluster: Spectral Energy Distributions and Luminosity Function

    Bruce A. Wilking;Charles J. Lada;Eric T. Young

  • Interpreting Infrared Color-Color Diagrams: Circumstellar Disks around Low- and Intermediate-Mass Young Stellar Objects

    Charles J. Lada;Fred C. Adams

  • The mass function of dense molecular cores and the origin of the IMF

    J. Alves;M. Lombardi;C. J. Lada

  • Dust Extinction and Molecular Gas in the Dark Cloud IC 5146

    Charles J. Lada;Elizabeth A. Lada;Dan P. Clemens;John Bally

  • The physics of star formation and early stellar evolution

    Charles J. Lada;Nikolaos D. Kylafis

  • Spitzer Observations of IC 348: The Disk Population at 2-3 Million Years

    Charles J. Lada;August A. Muench;K. L. Luhman;Lori Allen

Frequent Co-Authors

João Alves
João Alves University of Vienna
Marco Lombardi
Marco Lombardi University of Milan
Kevin Luhman
Kevin Luhman Pennsylvania State University
John Bally
John Bally University of Colorado Boulder
George H. Rieke
George H. Rieke University of Arizona
Giovanni G. Fazio
Giovanni G. Fazio Harvard University
Edwin A. Bergin
Edwin A. Bergin University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James Muzerolle
James Muzerolle Space Telescope Science Institute
Kevin R. Covey
Kevin R. Covey Western Washington University
Lee Hartmann
Lee Hartmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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