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Publications by Patrick Thaddeus

This citation list includes papers published while the author was on staff at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. It may also include some publications before or after that period if another GISS researcher was a co-author.

1988

Bronfman, L., R.S. Cohen, H. Alvarez, J. May, and P. Thaddeus, 1988: A CO survey of the southern Milky Way: The mean radial distribution of molecular clouds within the solar circle. Astrophys. J., 324, 248-266, doi:10.1086/165892.

Grabelsky, D.A., R.S. Cohen, L. Bronfman, and P. Thaddeus, 1988: Molecular clouds in the Carina arms: The largest objects; associated regions of star formation; and the Carina arm in the Galaxy. Astrophys. J., 331, 181-196, doi:10.1086/166548.

1987

De Vries, H.W., A. Heithausen, and P. Thaddeus, 1987: Molecular and atomic clouds associated with infrared cirrus in Ursa Major. Astrophys. J., 319, 723-729, doi:10.1086/165492.

Grabelsky, D.A., R.S. Cohen, L. Bronfman, P. Thaddeus, and J. May, 1987: Molecular clouds in the Carina Arm: Large-scale properties of molecular gas and comparison with H I. Astrophys. J., 315, 122-141, doi:10.1086/165118.

Ungerechts, H., and P. Thaddeus, 1987: A CO survey of the dark nebulae in Perseus, Taurus, and Auriga. Astrophys. J. Supp. Ser., 63, 645-660, doi:10.1086/191176.

Vrtilek, J.M., C.A. Gottlieb, T.J. Lepage, and P. Thaddeus, 1987: The radio spectrum of cyclopropene. Astrophys. J., 316, 826-829, doi:10.1086/165246.

Vrtilek, J.M., C.A. Gottlieb, and P. Thaddeus, 1987: Laboratory and astronomical spectroscopy of C3H2, the first interstellar organic ring. Astrophys. J., 314, 716-725, doi:10.1086/165099.

1986

Alvarez, H., L. Bronfman, R. Cohen, G. Garay, J. Graham, and P. Thaddeus, 1986: Sandqvist 187 - A dense molecular cloud in Norma. Astrophys. J., 300, 756-765, doi:10.1086/163851.

Bloemen, J.B.G.M., A.W. Strong, L. Blitz, R.S. Cohen, T.M. Dame, D.A. Grabelsky, W. Hermsen, F. Lebrun, H.A. Mayer-Hasselwander, and P. Thaddeus, 1986: The radial distribution of galactic gamma rays: III. The distribution of cosmic rays in the Galaxy and the CO-H2 calibration. Astron. Astrophys., 154, 25-41.

Cohen, R.S., T.M. Dame, and P. Thaddeus, 1986: The Columbia CO survey of molecular clouds in the first galactic quadrant. Astrophys. J. Supp. Ser., 60, 695-818, doi:10.1086/191101.

Cummins, S.E., R.A. Linke, and P. Thaddeus, 1986: A survey of the millimeter-wave spectrum of Sagittarius B2. Astrophys. J. Supp. Ser., 60, 819-878, doi:10.1086/191102.

Dame, T.M., B.G. Elmegreen, R.S. Cohen, and P. Thaddeus, 1986: The largest molecular cloud complexes in the first galactic quadrant. Astrophys. J., 305, 892-908, doi:10.1086/164304.

Gottlieb, C.A., E.W. Gottlieb, and P. Thaddeus, 1986: Laboratory detection of the C5H radical. Astron. Astrophys., 164, L5-L6.

Gottlieb, C.A., E.W. Gottlieb, P. Thaddeus, and J.M. Vrtilek, 1986: The rotational spectrum of the C3H radical. Astrophys. J., 303, 446-450, doi:10.1086/164089.

Huang, Y.-L., and P. Thaddeus, 1986: Molecular clouds and supernova remnants in the outer galaxy. Astrophys. J., 309, 804-821, doi:10.1086/164649.

Maddalena, R.J., M. Morris, J. Moscowitz, and P. Thaddeus, 1986: The large system of molecular clouds in Orion and Monoceros. Astrophys. J., 303, 375-391, doi:10.1086/164083.

Myers, P.C., T.M. Dame, P. Thaddeus, R.S. Cohen, R.F. Silverberg, E. Dwek, and M.G. Hauser, 1986: Molecular clouds and star formation in the inner galaxy - A comparison of CO, H II, and far-infrared surveys. Astrophys. J., 301, 398-422, doi:10.1086/163909.

1985

Cohen, R.S., D.A. Grabelsky, J. May, H. Alvarez, L. Bronfman, and P. Thaddeus, 1985: Molecular clouds in the Carina arm. Astrophys. J., 290, L15-L20, doi:10.1086/184433.

Dame, T.M., and P. Thaddeus, 1985: A wide-latitude CO survey of molecular clouds in the northern Milky Way. Astrophys. J., 297, 751-765, doi:10.1086/163573.

Gottlieb, C.A., J.M. Vrtilek, E.W. Gottlieb, P. Thaddeus, and A. Hjalmarson, 1985: Laboratory detection of the C3H radical. Astrophys. J., 294, L55-L58, doi:10.1086/184508.

Huang, Y.-L., and P. Thaddeus, 1985: The Σ-D relation for shell-like supernova remnants. Astrophys. J., 295, L13-L16, doi:10.1086/184528.

Maddalena, R.J., and P. Thaddeus, 1985: A large, cold, and unusual molecular cloud in Monoceros. Astrophys. J., 294, 231-237, doi:10.1086/163291.

Thaddeus, P., and G.A. Chanan, 1985: Cometary impacts, molecular clouds, and the motion of the sun perpendicular to the galactic plane. Nature, 314, 73-75, doi:10.1038/314073a0.

Thaddeus, P., C.A. Gottlieb, A. Hjalmarson, L.E.B. Johansson, W.M. Irvine, P. Friberg, and R.A. Linke, 1985: Astronomical identification of the C3H radical. Astrophys. J., 294, L49-L53, doi:10.1086/184507.

Thaddeus, P., J.M. Vrtilek, and C.A. Gottlieb, 1985: Laboratory and astronomical identification of cyclopropenylidene, C3H2. Astrophys. J., 299, L63-L66, doi:10.1086/184581.

Vrtilek, J.M., C.A. Gottlieb, W.D. Langer, P. Thaddeus, and R.W. Wilson, 1985: Laboratory and astronomical detection of the deuterated ethynyl radical CCD. Astrophys. J., 296, L35-L38, doi:10.1086/184544.

1984

Bloemen, J.B.G.M., P.A. Caraveo, W. Hermsen, F. Lebrun, R.J. Maddalena, A.W. Strong, and P. Thaddeus, 1984: Gamma rays from atomic and molecular gas in the large complex of clouds in Orion and Monoceros. Astron. Astrophys., 139, 37-42.

Thaddeus, P., S.E. Cummins, and R.A. Linke, 1984: Identification of the SiCC radical toward IC +10216: The first molecular ring in an astronomical source. Astrophys. J., 283, L45-L48, doi:10.1086/184330.

1983

Cummins, S.E., S. Green, P. Thaddeus, and R.A. Linke, 1983: The kinetic temperature and density of the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud from observations of methyl cyanide. Astrophys. J., 266, 331-338, doi:10.1086/160782.

Gottlieb, C.A., E.W. Gottlieb, and P. Thaddeus, 1983: Laboratory and astronomical measurement of the millimeter wave spectrum of the ethynyl radical CCH. Astrophys. J., 264, 740-745, doi:10.1086/160647.

Gottlieb, C.A., E.W. Gottlieb, P. Thaddeus, and H. Kawamura, 1983: Laboratory detection of the C3N an C4H free radicals. Astrophys. J., 275, 916-921, doi:10.1086/161585.

Huang, Y.-L., T.M. Dame, and P. Thaddeus, 1983: A large molecular cloud toward the SNR W50 and SS 433. Astrophys. J., 272, 609-614, doi:10.1086/161323.

Lebrun, F., K. Bennett, G.F. Bignami, J.B.G.M. Bloemen, R. Buccheri, P.A. Caraveo, M. Gottwald, W. Hermsen, G. Kanbach, H.A. Mayer-Hasselwander, T. Montmerle, J.A. Paul, B. Sacco, A.W. Strong, R.D. Wills, T.M. Dame, R.S. Cohen, and P. Thaddeus, 1983: Gamma-rays from atomic and molecular gas in the first galactic quadrant. Astrophys. J., 274, 231-236, doi:10.1086/161440.

1982

Arnaud, K., L.T. Pei, P.A. Riley, A.W. Wolfendale, T.M. Dame, J.E. Brock, and P. Thaddeus, 1982: The interrelation of cosmic γ-rays and interstellar gas in the range l:65-180°. Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc., 201, 745-758.

Thaddeus, P., 1982: Facilities for US radioastronomy. Phys. Today, 35, no. 11, 36-42.

1981

Bujarrabal, V., M. Guelin, M. Morris, and P. Thaddeus, 1981: The abundance and excitation of the carbon chains in interstellar molecular clouds. Astron. Astrophys., 99, 239-247.

Thaddeus, P., P.M. Solomon, W.L.H. Shuter, A.W. Wolfendale, A. Carrington, and D.A. Ramsay, 1981: Radio observations of molecules in the interstellar gas. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A, 303, no. 1480, 469-486, doi:10.1098/rsta.1981.0216.

Thaddeus, P., M. Guelin, and R.A. Linke, 1981: Three new "nonterrestrial" molecules. Astrophys. J., 246, L41-L45, doi:10.1086/183549.

1980

Blitz, L., and P. Thaddeus, 1980: Giant molecular complexes and OB associations. I. The Rosette molecular complex. Astrophys. J., 241, 676-696, doi:10.1086/158379.

Cohen, R.S., H. Cong, T.M. Dame, and P. Thaddeus, 1980: Molecular clouds and galactic spiral structure. Astrophys. J., 239, L53-L56, doi:10.1086/183290.

Cummins, S.E., M. Morris, and P. Thaddeus, 1980: On C4H versus vibrationally excited CO in IRC+10216. Astrophys. J., 235, 886-888, doi:10.1086/157690.

Myers, P.C., P. Thaddeus, and R.A. Linke, 1980: A search for interstellar pyrrole: Evidence that rings are less abundant than chains. Astrophys. J., 241, 155-157, doi:10.1086/158326.

Waters, J.W., J.J. Gustincic, R.K. Kakar, T.B.H. Kuiper, H.K. Roscoe, P.N. Swanson, E.N. Rodriguez Kuiper, A.R. Kerr, and P. Thaddeus, 1980: Observations of interstellar H2O emission at 183 gigahertz. Astrophys. J., 235, 57-62, doi:10.1086/157609.

1979

Frerking, M.A., R.A. Linke, and P. Thaddeus, 1979: Interstellar isothiocyanic acid. Astrophys. J., 234, L143-L145, doi:10.1086/183126.

Guelin, M., and P. Thaddeus, 1979: Detection of HC18O+ in Sagittarius B2. Astrophys. J., 227, L139-L141, doi:10.1086/182885.

Linke, R.A., M.A. Frerking, and P. Thaddeus, 1979: Interstellar methyl mercaptan. Astrophys. J., 234, L138-L142, doi:10.1086/183125.

1978

Guelin, M., S. Green, and P. Thaddeus, 1978: Detection of the C4H radical towards IRC+10216. Astrophys. J., 224, L27-L30, doi:10.1086/182751.

Lada, C.J., B.G. Elmegreen, H.-I. Cong, and P. Thaddeus, 1978: Molecular clouds in the vicinity of W3, W4, and W5. Astrophys. J., 226, L39-L42, doi:10.1086/182826.

1977

Cohen, R.S., and P. Thaddeus, 1977: An out-of-plane galactic carbon monoxide survey. Astrophys. J., 217, L155-L159, doi:10.1086/182560.

Guélin, M., and P. Thaddeus, 1977: Tentative detection of the C3N radical. Astrophys. J. Lett., 212, L81-L85, doi:10.1086/182380.

Herbst, E., S. Green, P. Thaddeus, and W. Klemperer, 1977: Indirect observation of unobservable interstellar molecules. Astrophys. J., 215, 503-510, doi:10.1086/155381.

Johnson, D.R., F.J. Lovas, C.A. Gottlieb, E.W. Gottlieb, M.M. Litwak, P. Thaddeus, and M. Guelin, 1977: Detection of interstellar ethyl cyanide. Astrophys. J., 218, 370-376, doi:10.1086/155691.

Kutner, M.L., K.D. Tucker, G. Chin, and P. Thaddeus, 1977: The molecular complexes in Orion. Astrophys. J., 215, 521-528, doi:10.1086/155384.

Turner, B.E., and P. Thaddeus, 1977: On the relationship of interstellar N2H+, HCO+, HCN, and CN. Astrophys. J., 211, 755-771, doi:10.1086/154986.

1976

Green, S., H. Schor, P. Siegbahn, and P. Thaddeus, 1976: Theoretical investigation of protonated carbon dioxide. Chem. Phys., 17, 479-485, doi:10.1016/S0301-0104(76)80011-0.

Green, S., and P. Thaddeus, 1976: Rotational excitation of CO by collisions with He, H, and H2 under conditions in interstellar cloud. Astrophys. J., 205, 766-785, doi:10.1086/154333.

1975

Thaddeus, P., and B.E. Turner, 1975: Confirmation of interstellar N2H+. Astrophys. J., 201, L25-L26, doi:10.1086/181932.

1974

Davis, J.H., G.N. Blair, H. Van Till, and P. Thaddeus, 1974: Vibrationally excited silicon monoxide in the Orion Nebula. Astrophys. J., 190, L117-L119, doi:10.1086/181520.

Green, S., J.A. Montgomery, Jr., and P. Thaddeus, 1974: Tentative identification of U93.174 as the molecular ion N2H+. Astrophys. J., 193, L89-L91, doi:10.1086/181639.

Green, S., and P. Thaddeus, 1974: Rotational excitation of HCN by collisions. Astrophys. J., 191, 653-658, doi:10.1086/153006.

Shulman, S., V.J. Bortolot, and P. Thaddeus, 1974: Weak interstellar lines in the visible spectrum of zeta Ophiuchi. Astrophys. J., 193, 97-102, doi:10.1086/153132.

Thaddeus, P., J. Mather, J.H. Davis, and G.N. Blair, 1974: Detection of the J=1→0 rotational transition of vibrationally excited silicon monoxide. Astrophys. J., 192, L33-L36, doi:10.1086/181583.

Tucker, K.D., M.L. Kutner, and P. Thaddeus, 1974: The ethynyl radical C2H — A new interstellar molecule. Astrophys. J., 193, L115-L119, doi:10.1086/181646.

1973

Kutner, M.L., P. Thaddeus, A.A. Penzias, R.W. Wilson, and K.B. Jefferts, 1973: New interstellar methanol lines. Astrophys. J., 183, L27-L30, doi:10.1086/181245.

Tomasevich, G.R., K.D. Tucker, and P. Thaddeus, 1973: Hyperfine structure of furan. J. Chem. Phys., 59, 131-135, doi:10.1063/1.1679780.

Tucker, K.D., M.L. Kutner, and P. Thaddeus, 1973: A large carbon monoxide cloud in Orion. Astrophys. J., 186, L13-L17, doi:10.1086/181347.

Yoshimine, M., S. Green, and P. Thaddeus, 1973: Oscillator strengths for the X1Σ+—A1Π system of CH+. Astrophys. J., 183, 899-902, doi:10.1086/152276.

1972

Scoville, N.Z., P.M. Solomon, and P. Thaddeus, 1972: Survey of molecular lines near the galactic center. I. 6-centimeter formaldehyde absorption in Sagittarius a, Sagittarius B2, and the galactic plane from lII = 359°.4 to lII = 2°.2. Astrophys. J., 172, 335-353, doi:10.1086/151352.

Thaddeus, P., 1972: Interstellar formaldehyde. I. The collisional pumping mechanism for anomalous 6-centimeter absorption. Astrophys. Lett., 173, 317-342, doi:10.1086/151423.

Thaddeus, P., 1972: The short-wavelength spectrum of the microwave background. Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 10, no. 1, 305-334, doi:10.1146/annurev.aa.10.090172.001513.

Tucker, K.D., G.R. Tomasevich, and P. Thaddeus, 1972: Laboratory measurement of the 2-centimeter, 211-212, transition of normal formaldehyde and its carbon-13 and oxygen-18 species. Astrophys. J., 174, L463-L466, doi:10.1086/151506.

1971

Dezafra, R.L., P. Thaddeus, M. Kutner, N. Scoville, P.M. Solomon, H. Weaver, and D.R.W. Williams, 1971: Search for interstellar furan and imidazole. Astrophys. Lett., 10, 1-3.

Hegyi, D., R. Novick, and P. Thaddeus, 1971: A search for variations in the intensity of the optical pulses from NP 0532. In The Crab Nebula. R.D. Davies and F.G. Smith, Eds., International Astronomical Union Series, vol. 46, Springer Netherlands, pp. 129-141, doi:10.1007/978-94-010-3087-8_20.

Kutner, M., and P. Thaddeus, 1971: 6-centimeter formaldehyde absorption and emission in the Orion Nebula. Astrophys. J., 168, L67-L71, doi:10.1086/180786.

Thaddeus, P., R.W. Wilson, M. Kutner, A.A. Penzias, and K.B. Jefferts, 1971: Discovery of para-formaldehyde and the 2-millimeter formaldehyde distribution in the Orion Infrared Nebula. Astrophys. J., 168, L59-L65, doi:10.1086/180785.

Tucker, K.D., G.R. Tomasevich, and P. Thaddeus, 1971: Laboratory measurement of the 6-centimeter formaldehyde transitions. Astrophys. J., 169, 429-440, doi:10.1086/151155.

Wilson, R.W., A.A. Penzias, K.B. Jefferts, M. Kutner, and P. Thaddeus, 1971: Discovery of interstellar silicon monoxide. Astrophys. J., 167, L97-L100, doi:10.1086/180769.

1970

Tucker, K.D., G.R. Tomasevich, and P. Thaddeus, 1970: Precise laboratory measurement of the 4830-MHZ formaldehyde rotational transition. Astrophys. J., 161, L153-L154, doi:10.1086/180590.

1969

Bortolot, V.J., Jr., and P. Thaddeus, 1969: Probable detection of interstellar C13H+. Astrophys. J., 155, L17-L20, doi:10.1086/180295.

Bortolot, V.J., J.F. Clauser, and P. Thaddeus, 1969: Upper limits to the intensity of background radiation at λ =1.32, 0.559, AND 0.359 mm. Phys. Rev. Lett., 22, 307-310, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.22.307.

Hegyi, D., R. Novick, and P. Thaddeus, 1969: Search for rapid fluctuations in light from the Crab Nebula pulsar. Astrophys. J., 158, L77-L81, doi:10.1086/180436.

1968

Ho, W., I.A. Kaufman, and P. Thaddeus, 1968: Pressure-induced microwave absorption in N2. J. Chem. Phys., 49, 3627-3631, doi:10.1063/1.1670643.

Thaddeus, P., 1968: Dependence of the radio and radar spectra of Venus on surface conditions. J. Atmos. Sci., 25, 665, doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1968)025<0665:DOTRAR>2.0.CO;2.

Thaddeus, P., 1968: The dry massive model of the atmosphere of Venus and microwave phase effect. In The Atmospheres of Venus and Mars. J.C. Brandt and M.B. McElroy, Eds., Gordon and Breach, pp. 103-108.

1966

Ho, W., I.A. Kaufman, and P. Thaddeus, 1966: Laboratory measurement of microwave absorption in models of the atmosphere of Venus. J. Geophys. Res., 71, 5091-5108, doi:10.1029/JZ071i021p05091.

Ho, W., I.A. Kaufman, and P. Thaddeus, 1966: Microwave absorption in compressed CO2. J. Chem. Phys., 45, 877, doi:10.1063/1.1727698.

Thaddeus, P., and J.F. Clauser, 1966: Cosmic microwave radiation at 2.63 mm from observations of interstellar CN. Phys. Rev. Lett., 16, no. 18, 819-822, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.16.819.

1964

Kohler, R., and P. Thaddeus, 1964: gJ of the (5s5p) 3P1 level of Cd and the (6s6p) 3P1 level of Hg by high-field double resonance. Phys. Rev. A, 134, 1204-1209, doi:10.1103/PhysRev.134.A1204.

Thaddeus, P., L.C. Krisher, and P. Cahill, 1964: Hyperfine structure in the microwave spectrum of NH2D. J. Chem. Phys., 41, 1542-1547, doi:10.1063/1.1726119.

Thaddeus, P., L.C. Krisher, and J.H.N. Loubser, 1964: Hyperfine structure in the microwave spectrum of HDO, HDS, CH2O, and CHDO : Beam-maser spectroscopy on asymmetric-top molecules. J. Chem. Phys., 40, 257-273, doi:10.1063/1.1725107.

1963

Thaddeus, P., and M.N. McDermott, 1963: Level crossings in the (5s5p) 3P1 state of radioactive Cd107 and Cd109. Phys. Rev., 132, 1186-1190, doi:10.1103/PhysRev.132.1186.

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