Farhad Yusef-Zadeh

Personal profile

Research Interests

The understanding of the physical processes that take place in the nucleus of our galaxy, the nature of supernova remnants interacting with molecular clouds, and star formation occurring in HII regions.

Education/Academic qualification

Astronomy, PhD, Columbia University

… → 1986

Astronomy, MPhil, Columbia University

… → 1981

Astronomy, MS, Columbia University

… → 1980

Physics and Math, BA, SUNY at Stony Brook

… → 1977

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radio Earth & Environmental Sciences

masers Physics & Astronomy

molecular clouds Physics & Astronomy

ionized gases Physics & Astronomy

gas Earth & Environmental Sciences

star formation Physics & Astronomy

supernova remnants Physics & Astronomy

continuums Physics & Astronomy

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Grants 2003 2022

2 Active
43 Finished

VLA & HST Monitoring of Sgr A* in July 2019 with Spitzer and Chandra

Yusef-Zadeh, F.

Space Telescope Science Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

8/1/19 → 7/31/22

Project: Research project

light curve

observatories

orbits

x rays

Accretion and Star Formation Induced by the Galactic Center Supermassive Black Hole Sgr A*

Yusef-Zadeh, F.

National Science Foundation

8/1/15 → 7/31/20

Project: Research project

star formation

metadata

headers

websites

masers

HAWC+ Observations of two Galactic center Molecular clouds: G0.13-0.13 and G359.44-0.10

Yusef-Zadeh, F.

Universities Space Research Association, NASA Ames Research Center

1/1/17 → 9/30/18

Project: Research project

molecular clouds

filaments

molecular gases

cosmic rays

stars

Support for Matthew Rickert

Yusef-Zadeh, F.

Associated Universities, Inc., National Radio Astronomy Observatory, National Science Foundation

9/2/16 → 1/31/17

Project: Research project

masers

star formation

asymmetry

galaxies

astronomy

FORCAST Observations of YSO candidates and Radio Filaments in Sgr C

Yusef-Zadeh, F.

Universities Space Research Association, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1/1/16 → 12/31/16

Project: Research project

filaments

massive stars

star formation

molecular clouds

synchrotrons

Research Output 1984 2019

5150 Citations
151 Article
11 Conference contribution
7 Conference article
4 Review article
3 More

2 Citations (Scopus)

A 6.7 GHz methanol maser survey of the central molecular zone

Rickert, M., Yusef-Zadeh, F. & Ott, J., Feb 1 2019, In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 482, 4, p. 5349-5361 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

masers

methanol

methyl alcohol

molecular gases

star formation

ALMA Detection of Extreme Blueshifted Ionized Gas within 0.2 pc of Sgr A∗ from -480 to -300 km s ^-1

Royster, M. J., Yusef-Zadeh, F., Wardle, M., Kunneriath, D., Cotton, W. & Roberts, D. A., Feb 10 2019, In : Astrophysical Journal. 872, 1, 2.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

ionized gases

gas

radial velocity

outflow

hydrogen recombinations

Cosmic-ray-driven outflow from the Galactic Centre and the origin of magnetized radio filaments

Yusef-Zadeh, F. & Wardle, M., Sep 7 2019, In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 490, 1, p. L1-L5

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

cosmic ray

cosmic rays

filaments

outflow

radio

2 Citations (Scopus)

Inflation of 430-parsec bipolar radio bubbles in the Galactic Centre by an energetic event

Heywood, I., Camilo, F., Cotton, W. D., Yusef-Zadeh, F., Abbott, T. D., Adam, R. M., Aldera, M. A., Bauermeister, E. F., Booth, R. S., Botha, A. G., Botha, D. H., Brederode, L. R. S., Brits, Z. B., Buchner, S. J., Burger, J. P., Chalmers, J. M., Cheetham, T., de Villiers, D., Dikgale-Mahlakoana, M. A., du Toit, L. J. & 79 others, Esterhuyse, S. W. P., Fanaroff, B. L., Foley, A. R., Fourie, D. J., Gamatham, R. R. G., Goedhart, S., Gounden, S., Hlakola, M. J., Hoek, C. J., Hokwana, A., Horn, D. M., Horrell, J. M. G., Hugo, B., Isaacson, A. R., Jonas, J. L., Jordaan, J. D. B. L., Joubert, A. F., Józsa, G. I. G., Julie, R. P. M., Kapp, F. B., Kenyon, J. S., Kotzé, P. P. A., Kriel, H., Kusel, T. W., Lehmensiek, R., Liebenberg, D., Loots, A., Lord, R. T., Lunsky, B. M., Macfarlane, P. S., Magnus, L. G., Magozore, C. M., Mahgoub, O., Main, J. P. L., Malan, J. A., Malgas, R. D., Manley, J. R., Maree, M. D. J., Merry, B., Millenaar, R., Mnyandu, N., Moeng, I. P. T., Monama, T. E., Mphego, M. C., New, W. S., Ngcebetsha, B., Oozeer, N., Otto, A. J., Passmoor, S. S., Patel, A. A., Peens-Hough, A., Perkins, S. J., Ratcliffe, S. M., Renil, R., Rust, A., Salie, S., Schwardt, L. C., Serylak, M., Siebrits, R., Sirothia, S. K., Smirnov, O. M., Sofeya, L., Swart, P. S., Tasse, C., Taylor, D. T., Theron, I. P., Thorat, K., Tiplady, A. J., Tshongweni, S., van Balla, T. J., van der Byl, A., van der Merwe, C., van Dyk, C. L., Van Rooyen, R., Van Tonder, V., Van Wyk, R., Wallace, B. H., Welz, M. G. & Williams, L. P., Sep 12 2019, In : Nature. 573, 7773, p. 235-237 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

Economic Inflation

Radio

Synchrotrons

Gases

X-Rays

5 Citations (Scopus)

The CARMA 3mm survey of the inner 0.7° × 0.4° of the Central Molecular Zone

Pound, M. W. & Yusef-Zadeh, F., Jan 1 2018, In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 473, 3, p. 2899-2929 31 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

astronomy

millimeter waves

cosmic ray

line spectra

cosmic rays