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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

  1. "Bridging the gap: disk formation in the Class 0 phase with ambipolar diffusion and Ohmic dissipation" Dapp, W. B., Basu, S., and Kunz, M. W. 2012, A&A, .

     

  2. "Formation of collapsing cores in subcritical magnetic clouds: three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations with ambipolar diffusion ", Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2011, ApJ, 728, 123.

     

  3. "Averting the Magnetic Braking Catastrophe on Small Scales: Disk Formation due to Ohmic Dissipation" Dapp, W. B., and Basu, S. 2010, A&A, 521, L56.

     

  4. "The Burst Mode of Accretion and Disk Fragmentation in the Early Embedded Stages of Star Formation", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2010, ApJ, 719, 1896.

     

  5. "Long-lived Magnetic-Tension-Driven Modes in a Molecular Cloud", Basu, S., and Dapp, W. B. 2010, ApJ, 716, 427. Animations: Fig2a. Fig2b. Fig3. 3D PDF file (NEW - check this out!): Fig3_3D.

     

  6. "Formation and Survivability of Giant Planets on Wide Orbits", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2010, ApJ, 714, L133.

     

  7. "Molecular cloud fragmentation driven by gravity, ambipolar diffusion, and nonlinear flows: three-dimensional simulations", Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2009, RMxAC, 36, 278.

     

  8. "The Bimodality of Accretion in T Tauri Stars and Brown Dwarfs", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2009, ApJ, 703, 922.

     

  9. "The Lambert W Function and Quantum Statistics", Valluri, S. R., Gil, M., Jeffrey, D. J., and Basu, S. 2009, Journal of Mathematical Physics, 50, 102103.

     

  10. "Magnetically-Regulated Fragmentation Induced by Nonlinear Flows and Ambipolar Diffusion", Basu, S., Ciolek, G. E., Dapp, W. B., and Wurster, J. 2009, New Astronomy, 14, 483. Preprint. Animations: Fig3a. Fig3b. Fig3c.

     

  11. "The Interplay of Turbulence & Magnetic Fields in Star-Forming Regions: Simulations and Observations", Kirk, H., Johnstone, D., and Basu, S.. 2009, ApJ, 699, 1433.

     

  12. "An analytic column density profile to fit prestellar cores", Dapp, W. B., and Basu, S.. 2009, MNRAS, 395, 1092.

     

  13. "Secular evolution of viscous and self-gravitating circumstellar disks", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2009, MNRAS, 393, 822.

     

  14. "Nonlinear Evolution of Gravitational Fragmentation Regulated by Magnetic Fields and Ambipolar Diffusion", Basu, S., Ciolek, G. E., and Wurster, J. 2009, New Astronomy, 14, 221. Preprint. Animations: Fig5a. Fig5b. Fig5c. Fig6a(wmv). Fig6a(mov). Fig6b(wmv). Fig6b(mov).

     

  15. "Three-dimensional Simulation of Magnetized Cloud Fragmentation Induced by Nonlinear Flows and Ambipolar Diffusion", Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2008, ApJ, 679, L97.

     

  16. "Mass Accretion Rates in Self-Regulated Disks of T Tauri Stars", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2008, ApJ, 676, L139.

     

  17. "Self-regulated gravitational accretion in protostellar discs", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2007, MNRAS, 381, 1009.

     

  18. "Three-dimensional simulations of molecular cloud fragmentation regulated by magnetic fields and ambipolar diffusion", Kudoh, T., Basu, S., Ogata, Y., and Yabe, T. 2007, MNRAS, 380, 499

     

  19. "The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope Legacy Survey of Nearby Star-forming Regions in the Gould Belt", Ward-Thompson, D., ...Basu, S., .... 2007, PASP, 119, 855

     

  20. "MHD Numerical Simulation of Clouds and Jets in Star Forming Regions", Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2006, Journal of Plasma Physics, 72, 779

     

  21. "Formation and Collapse of Nonaxisymmetric Protostellar Cores in Planar Magnetic Interstellar Clouds: Formulation of the Problem and Linear Analysis", Ciolek, G. E., and Basu, S. 2006, ApJ, 652, 442

     

  22. "The Burst Mode of Protostellar Accretion", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2006, ApJ, 650, 956

     

  23. "Nonlinear Hydromagnetic Wave Support of a Stratified Molecular Cloud II. A Parameter Study", Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2006, ApJ, 642, 270

     

  24. "The Origin of Episodic Accretion Bursts in the Early Stages of Star Formation", Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2005, ApJ, 633, L137 ( AAS Press Conference Materials )

     

  25. "The effect of non-isothermality on the gravitational collapse of spherical clouds and the evolution of protostellar accretion" , Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2005, MNRAS, 363, 1361

     

  26. "The effect of a finite mass reservoir on the collapse of spherical isothermal clouds and the evolution of protostellar accretion" , Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2005, MNRAS, 360, 675

     

  27. "Numerical simulations of expanding supershells in dwarf irregular galaxies II. Formation of giant HI rings" , Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2005, A&A, 431, 451

     

  28. "A Mushroom-shaped Structure from the Impact of a Cloud with the Galactic Disk" , Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2004, A&A, 423, 183

     

  29. "A Global Model of MHD Wave Support of a Stratified Molecular Cloud", Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2004, ApSS, 292, 161

     

  30. "Formation and Collapse of Nonaxisymmetric Protostellar Cores in Planar Magnetic Molecular Clouds" , Basu, S. and Ciolek, G. E. 2004, ApJ, 607, L39

     

  31. "On the Power Law Tail in the Mass Function of Protostellar Condensations and Stars" , Basu, S., and Jones, C. E. 2004, MNRAS, 347, L47

     

  32. "On the Intrinsic Shape of Molecular Clouds" , Kerton, C. R., Brunt, C. M., Jones, C. E., and Basu, S. 2003, A&A, 411, 149

     

  33. "Nonlinear Hydromagnetic Wave Support of a Stratified Molecular Cloud" , Kudoh, T. and Basu, S. 2003, ApJ, 595, 842

     

  34. "Intrinsic Shapes of Molecular Cloud Fragments over a Range of Length Scales" , Jones, C. E., and Basu, S. 2002, ApJ, 569, 280

     

  35. "Constraints on Stirring and Dissipation of MHD Turbulence in Molecular Clouds", Basu, S. and Murali, C. 2001, ApJ, 551, 743

     

  36. "Intrinsic Shapes of Molecular Cloud Cores", Jones, C. E., Basu, S. , and Dubinski, J. 2001, ApJ, 551, 387

     

  37. "On the Timescale for the Formation of Protostellar Cores in Magnetic Interstellar Clouds", Ciolek, G. E., and Basu, S. 2001, ApJ, 547, 272

     

  38. "Magnetic Fields and the Triaxiality of Molecular Cloud Cores", Basu, S. 2000, ApJ, 540, L103

     

  39. "The H I Shell G132.6-0.7-25.3: A Supernova Remnant or an Old Wind-Blown Bubble?" , Normandeau, M., Taylor, A. R., Dewdney, P. E., and Basu, S. 2000, AJ, 119, 2982

     

  40. "The Galactic Worm GW 123.4-1.5: A Mushroom Shaped H I Cloud", English, J., Taylor, A. R., Mashchenko, S. Y., Irwin, J. A., Basu, S. , and Johnstone, D. 2000, ApJ, 533, L25

     

  41. "Consistency of Ambipolar Diffusion Models with Infall in the L1544 Protostellar Core" , Ciolek, G. E., and Basu, S. 2000, ApJ, 529, 925

     

  42. "Dynamical Evolution and Ionization Structure of an Expanding Superbubble: Application to W4" , Basu, S. , Johnstone, D., and Martin, P. G. 1999, ApJ, 516, 843

     

  43. "Constraints on the Formation and Evolution of Circumstellar Disks in Rotating Magnetized Cloud Cores" , Basu, S. 1998, ApJ, 509, 229

     

  44. "A Semi-Analytic Model for Supercritical Core Collapse: Self-Similar Evolution and the Approach to Protostar Formation" , Basu, S. 1997, ApJ, 485, 240

     

  45. "Dynamical Effects of the Parker Instability in the Interstellar Medium", Basu, S. , Mouschovias, T. Ch., and Paleologou, E. V. 1997, ApJ, 480, L55

     

  46. "Evolution of the Parker Instability: MHD Flows, Shock Waves, and Other Consequences", Basu, S. , Mouschovias, T. Ch., and Paleologou, E. V. 1996, ApLC, 34, 333

     

  47. "Magnetic Braking, Ambipolar Diffusion and the Formation of Cloud Cores and Protostars: III. Effect of the Initial Mass-to-Flux Ratio", Basu, S. and Mouschovias, T. Ch. 1995, ApJ, 453, 271

     

  48. "Magnetic Braking, Ambipolar Diffusion and the Formation of Cloud Cores and Protostars: II. A Parameter Study", Basu, S. and Mouschovias, T. Ch. 1995, ApJ, 452, 386

     

  49. "Magnetic Braking, Ambipolar Diffusion and the Formation of Cloud Cores and Protostars: I. Axisymmetric Solutions", Basu, S. and Mouschovias, T. Ch. 1994, ApJ, 432, 720

INVITED REVIEWS

  1. "The Formation and Evolution of Prestellar Cores" , Andre, P., Basu, S. , Inutsuka, S.-i. 2009, in Structure Formation in Astrophysics, ed. G. Chabrier, (Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge), 254
  2. "Magnetic Fields in Molecular Cloud Cores", Basu, S. 2005, in Young Local Universe, Proceedings of XXXIXth Rencontres de Moriond, eds. A. Chalabaev, T. Montmerle, and J. Tran-Thanh-Van, (The Gioi Publishers, Hanoi), 191
  3. "Turbulence and Magnetic Fields in Clouds" , Basu, S. 2005, in IMF@50, eds. E. Corbelli, F. Palla, and H. Zinnecker, 459
  4. "The Razor's Edge: Magnetic Fields and Their Fundamental Role in Star Formation and Observations of Protostellar Cores", Ciolek, G. E., and Basu, S. 2001, in From Darkness to Light: Origin and Evolution of Young Stellar Clusters, eds. T. Montmerle and P. Andre, (San Francisco: ASP), Vol. 243, 79
  5. "Observations and Modeling of the Disk-Halo Interaction in our Galaxy" , Normandeau, M., and Basu, S. 1999, in New Perspectives on the Interstellar Medium, eds. A. R. Taylor, T. L. Landecker, and G. Joncas, (San Francisco: ASP), 287

OTHER PROCEEDINGS

  1. "Magnetic Diffusion and the Formation of Circumstellar Disks" , Basu, S. , Dapp, W. B., and Kunz, M. W. 2012, in Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Regional International Astronomical Union Meeting (APRIM) 2011, eds. S. Komonjinda, Y. Kovalev, and D. Ruffolo.
  2. "Formation of Massive Gas Giants on Wide Orbits" , Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2011, in The Astrophysics of Planetary Systems: Formation, Structure, and Dynamical Evolution, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium 276, 463-464.
  3. "Magnetic Diffusion in Star Formation" , Basu, S. , and Dapp, W. B. 2011, in Computational Star Formation, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium 270, 123-128.
  4. "Embedded Disks around Low-Mass Protostars" , Vorobyov, E. I., and Basu, S. 2011, in Computational Star Formation, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium 270, 219-222.
  5. "Three-dimensional MHD simulations of molecular cloud fragmentation regulated by gravity, ambipolar diffusion, and turbulence" , Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2009, in Cosmic Magnetic Fields: From Planets, to Stars and Galaxies, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium 259, 115-116.
  6. "Three-dimensional MHD simulations of magnetized molecular cloud fragmentation with turbulence and ion-neutral friction" , Kudoh, T., and Basu, S. 2007, in Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent ISM, eds. B. G. Elmegreen, and J. Palous, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium 237, 437-437.
  7. "A Minimum Hypothesis Model for an IMF with a Lognormal Body and a Power Law Tail" , Basu, S. and Jones, C. E. 2005, in IMF@50, eds. E. Corbelli, F. Palla. and H. Zinnecker, 437
  8. "The Structure of Magnetic Molecular Cloud Cores", Basu, S. 2000, in Star Formation 2000, eds. O. Kessel-Deynet and A. Burkert, 27
  9. "Using Numerical Simulations to Gain Insight into the Structure of Superbubbles" , Komljenovic, P. T., Basu, S. , and Johnstone, D. 1999, in New Perspectives on the Interstellar Medium, eds. A. R. Taylor, T. L. Landecker, and G. Joncas, (San Francisco: ASP), 299
  10. "The Formation of Protostellar Disks in Magnetized Cloud Cores" , Basu, S. 1998, in Accretion Processes in Astrophysical Systems, eds. S. S. Holt and T. R. Kallman, (Woodbury: AIP Press), 505
  11. "Self-Similar Evolution of Supercritical Cores", Basu, S. 1997, in Star Formation, Near and Far, eds. S. S. Holt and L. G. Mundy, (Woodbury: AIP Press), 75
  12. "Solar Magneto-Convection", Bercik, D. J., Basu, S. , Georgiobani, D., Nordlund, A., and Stein, R. F. 1997, in Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun (Tenth Cambridge Workshop), eds. B. Donahue and J. Bookbinder (San Francisco: ASP), 568
  13. "Solar Convection and Magneto-Convection", Basu, S. , Bercik, D. J., Nordlund, A., and Stein, R. F. 1996, in Magnetodynamic Phenomena in the Solar Atmosphere, eds. Y. Uchida, T. Kosugi, and H. S. Hudson, (Dordrecht: Kluwer), 621
  14. "Angular Momentum of Cores and Envelopes, and Magnetic Braking", Basu, S. 1994, in Clouds, Cores, and Low Mass Stars, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 65, eds. D. P. Clemens and R. Barvainis, 276

 

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