Christine H. Chen

 
 

Refereed Papers


  1. 1."Asymmetry of X-Ray Emission in HD 113766: Evidence for Circumstellar Dust Elimination by Coronal Activity?" C. M. Lisse, D. J. Christian, S. J. Wolk, H. M. Guenther, C. H. Chen, J. M. Kastner, C. Grady 2012, in preparation

  2. 2.“The IRS Debris Disk Catalog: Spectral Feature Analysis” Tushar Mittal, Christine H. Chen, Hannah Jang-Condell, P. Manoj, Benjamin Sargent, Dan Watson, William Forrest, & Carey Lisse 2013 ApJS, in preparation

  3. 3.“The IRS Debris Disk Catalog: Continuum Analysis” Christine H. Chen, Tushar Mittal, Marc Kuchner, William Forrest, Carey Lisse, P. Manoj, Benjamin Sargent, & Dan Watson 2013, ApJS, in preparation

  4. 4."A Self-Consistent Model of the Circumstellar Debris Created by a Gian Hypervelocity Impact in the HD 172555 System" B. C. Johnson, C. M. Lisse, C. H. Chen, H. J. Melosh, M. C. Wyatt, P. Thebault, W. G. Henning, E. J. Gaidos, L. T. Elkins-Tanton, J. C. Bridges, & A. Morlok 2012, ApJ, 761, 45

  5. 5."A Spitzer MIPS Study of 2.5-2.0 Msun Stars in Scorpius-Centaurus" C. H. Chen, M. Pecaut, E. E. Mamajek, K. Y. L. Su, & M. A. Bitner 2012, ApJ, 756, 133

  6. 6."The Exozodiacal Dust Problem for Direct Observations of ExoEarths" A. Roberge, C. H. Chen, R. Millan-Gabet, A. J. Weinberger, O. Absil, K. R. Stapelfeldt, P. M. Hinz, M. J. Kuchner, & G. Bryden 2012, PASP, 124, 918

  7. 7."Herschel PACS Observations and Modeling of Debris Disks in the Tucana-Horologium Association" J. K. Donaldson, A. Roberge, C. H. Chen, J.-C. Augereau, W. R. F. Dent, C. Eiroa, A. V. Krivov, G. S. Mathews, G. Meeus, F. Menard, P. Riviere-Marichalar, & G. Sandell 2012, ApJ, 753, 147

  8. 8."Warm Circumstellar Dust Around Eta Crv: Evidence for Fragmentation of a Large Kuiper Belt-like Object" C. M. Lisse, M. C. Wyatt, C. H. Chen, A. Morlok, D. Watson, P. Manoj, P. Sheehan, T. M. Currie, P. Thebault, & M. L. Sitko 2012, ApJ, 747, 93

  9. 9."A Magellan MIKE and Spitzer MIPS Study of 1.5-1.0 Msun Stars in Scorpius-Centaurus" C. H. Chen, E. E. Mamajek, M. A. Bitner, M. Pecaut, K. Y. L. Su, & A. J. Weinberger 2011, ApJ, 738, 122

  10. 10."Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of the Debris Disk Around the Nearby K Dwarf HD 92945" D. A. Golimowski, J. E. Krist, K. R. Stapelfeldt, C. H. Chen, D. R. Ardilla, G. Bryden, M. Clampin, H. C. Ford, G. D. Illingworth, P. Plavchan, G. H. Rieke, & K. Su, 2011, AJ, 142, 30

  11. 11."HST and Spitzer Observations of the HD 207129 Debris Ring" J. E. Krist et al., 2010, AJ, 150, 1051

  12. 12."Shocks and a Gas Giant Planet in the Disk Orbiting BP Piscium?" C. Melis, C. Gielen, C. H. Chen, J. H. Rhee, I. Song, & B. Zuckerman 2010, ApJ, 717, L57

  13. 13."HD 101088, An Accreting 14 AU Binary in Lower Centaurus Crux with Very Little Circumstellar Dust" M. A. Bitner, C. H. Chen, J. Muzerolle, A. J. Weinberger, M. Pecaut, E. E. Mamajek, & M. K. Mclure 2010, ApJ, 714, 1542

  14. 14."Abundant Circumstellar Silica Dust and SiO Gas Created by a Hypervelocity Collision in the ~12 Myr HD 172555 System" C. M. Lisse, C. H. Chen, M. Wyatt, A. Morlok, I Song, G. Bryden, & P. Sheehan 2009, ApJ, 701, 2019

  15. 15."Solar System Analogs Around IRAS-Discovered Debris Disks" C. H. Chen, P. Sheehan, D. M. Watson, P. Manoj, & J. R Najita 2009, ApJ, 701, 1367

  16. 16."Mid-Infrared Spectra of Dust Debris around A and late B-type Stars: Asteroid Belt Analogs and Power-Law Dust Distributions" F. Y. Morales, M. W. Werner, G. Bryden, P. Plavchan, K. R. Stapelfeldt, G. H. Rieke, K. Y. L. Su, C. A Beichman, et al. 2009, ApJ, 669, 1067

  17. 17."New Debris Disks Around Young, Low Mass Stars Discovered with the Spitzer Space Telescope" P. Plavchan, M. W. Werner, C. H. Chen, K. R. Stapelfeldt, K. Y. L. Su, J. R. Stauffer, & I. Song, 2009, ApJ, 698, 1068

  18. 18."MBM 12: Young Protoplanetary Disks at High Galactic Latitude" G. Meeus, A Juhasz, Th. Henning, J. Bouwman, C. Chen et al. 2009, A&A, 497, 379

  19. 19."Crystalline Silicates and Dust Processing in the Protoplanetary Disks of the Taurus Young Cluster" D. M. Watson, J. M. Leisenring, E. Furlan, C. J. Bohac, B. Sargent, W. J. Forrest, N. Calvet, L. Hartmann, et al. 2009, ApJS, 180, 84

  20. 20."A Possible Icy Kuiper Belt Around HD 181327" C. H. Chen, M. P Fitzgerald, & P. S. Smith 2008, ApJ, 689, 539

  21. 21."PAH Emission from Herbig Ae/Be Stars" L. D. Keller, G. C. Sloan, W. J. Forrest, P. D'Alessio, S. Ayala, S. Shah, N. Calvet, L. Hartmann, et al. 2008, ApJ, 684, 411

  22. 22."Spitzer/MIPS Observations of Stars in the Beta Pictoris Moving Group" L. M. Rebull, K. R. Stapelfeldt, M. W. Werner, V. G. Mannings, C. Chen, J. R. Stauffer, P. S. Smith, I. Song, et al. 2008, ApJ, 681, 1484

  23. 23."The Exceptionally Large Debris Disk Around gamma Ophiuchi" K. Su, G. H. Rieke, K. R. Stapelfeldt, P. S. Smith, G. Bryden, C. H. Chen, D. E. Trilling, 2008, ApJ, 679, L125

  24. 24."Circumstellar Dust Created by Terrestrial Planet Formation Processes around HD113766A" C. M. Lisse, C. H. Chen, & M. C. Wyatt 2008, ApJ, 673, 1106

  25. 25."Far Infrared Properties of M-Dwarfs" T. N. Gautier, G. H. Rieke, J. Stansberry, G. C. Bryden, K. R. Stapelfeldt, M. W. Werner, C. A. Beichman, C. H. Chen et al. 2007, ApJ, 667, 527

  26. 26."The Dust and Gas Around beta Pictoris" C. H. Chen, A. Li, C. Bohac, K. H. Kim, D. M. Watson, J. van Cleve, J. Houck, K. Stapelfeldt et al. 2007, ApJ, 666, 466

  27. 27."HD 98800: A 10 Myr-old Transition Disk" E. Furlan, B. Sargent, N. Calvet, W. J. Forrest, P. D'Alessio, L. Hartmann, D. M. Watson, J. D. Green, et al. 2007, ApJ, 664, 1176

  28. 28."Debris disks in main sequence binary systems" D. E. Trilling, J. A. Stansberry, K. R. Stapelfeldt, G. H. Rieke, K. Y. L. Su, R. O. Gray, C. J. Corbally, G. Bryden et al. 2007, ApJ, 658, 1289

  29. 29."Spitzer IRS Spectroscopy of IRAS-Discovered Debris Disks" C. H. Chen, B. A. Sargent, C. Bohac, K. H. Kim, E. Leibensperger, M. Jura, J. Najita, W. J. Forrest et al. 2006, ApJS, 166, 351

  30. 30."Dust Processing in Disks around T Tauri Stars" B. Sargent, W. J. Forrest, P. D'Alessio, J. Najita, A. Li, N. Calvet, E. Furlan, J. D. Green et al. 2006, ApJ, 645, 395

  31. 31."Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Orbiting HD 233517, An Evolved Oxygen-Rich Red Giant" M. Jura, C. J. Bohac, B. Sargent, W. J. Forrest, J. Green, D. M. Watson, G. C. Sloan, F. Markwick-Kemper et al. 2006, ApJ, 637, L45

  32. 32."A Spitzer Study of Dusty Disks Around Nearby, Young Stars" C. H. Chen, B. M. Patten, M. W. Werner, C. D. Dowell, K. R. Stapelfeldt, I. Song, J. R. Stauffer, M. Blaylock et al. 2005, ApJ, 634, 1372

  33. 33."Mid-Infrared Spectra of PAH Emission in Herbig AeBe Stars" G. C. Sloan, L. D. Keller, E. Leibensperger, W. J. Forrest, B. Sargent, A. Li, J. Najita, D. M. Watson et al. 2005, ApJ, 632, 956

  34. 34."Exploring Terrestrial Planet Formation in the TW Hydrae Association" F. J. Low, P. S. Smith, M. W. Werner, C. H. Chen, V. Krause, M. Jura, & D. C. Hines 2005, ApJ, 631, 1170

  35. 35."The Accretion Disk of the Lithium-depleted Young Binary St 34" L. Hartmann, N. Calvet, D. M. Watson, P. D'Alessio, E. Furlan, B. Sargent, W. J. Forrest, K. I. Uchida, et al. 2005, ApJ, 628, L147

  36. 36."A Spitzer Study of Dusty Disks in the Scorpius-Centaurus OB Association" C. H. Chen, M. Jura, K. Gordon, & M. Blaylock 2005, ApJ, 623, 493

  37. 37."Planets and IR Excesses: Preliminary Results from a Spitzer/MIPS Survey of Solar-Type Stars" C. A. Beichman, G. Bryden, G. H. Rieke, J. A. Stansberry, D. E. Trilling, K. R Stapelfeldt, M. W. Werner et al. 2005, ApJ, 622, 1160

  38. 38."The Truncation Disk of CoKu Tau/4" P. D'Alessio, L. Hartmann, N. Calvet, R. Franco-Hernandez, W. J. Forrest, B. Sargent, E. Furlan, K. Uchida et al. 2005, ApJ, 621, 461

  39. 39."First Look at the Fomalhaut Debris Disk with the Spitzer Space Telescope" K. R. Stapelfeldt, E. K. Holmes, C. H. Chen, G. Rieke, K. Su, D. C. Hines, M. W. Werner, C. A. Beichman et al. 2004, ApJS, 154, 458

  40. 40."Mid-Infrared Spectra of Dust Debris Around Main Sequence Stars" M. Jura, C. H. Chen, E. Furlan, J. Green, B. Sargent, W. J. Forrest, D. M. Watson et al. 2004, ApJS, 154, 453

  41. 41."The State of Protoplanetary Material 10 Myr After Stellar Formation: Circumstellar Disks in the TW Hydrae Association" K. I. Uchida, N. Calvet, L. Hartmann, F. Kemper, W. J. Forrest, D. M. Watson, P. D'Alessio, C. H. Chen et al. 2004, ApJS, 154, 439

  42. 42."Mid-infrared Spectroscopy of Disks Around Classical T Tauri Stars" W. J. Forrest, B. Sargent, E. Furlan, P. D'Alessio, N. Calvet, L. Hartmann, K. I. Uchida, J. D. Green, et al. 2004, ApJS, 154, 443

  43. 43."Mid-infrared Spectra of Class I Protostars in Taurus" D. M. Watson, F. Kemper, N. Calvet, L. D. Keller, E. Furlan, L. Hartmann, W. J. Forrest, C. H. Chen, et al. 2004, ApJS, 154, 391

  44. 44."Are Giant Planets Forming Around HR 4796A?" C. H. Chen, & I. Kamp 2004, ApJ, 602, 985

  45. 45."The Mid-Infrared Emitting Dust Around AB Aurigae" C. H. Chen, & M. Jura 2003, ApJ, 591, 267

  46. 46."The Low Velocity Wind from the Circumstellar Matter Around the B9V Star sigma Herculis" C. H. Chen, & M. Jura 2003, ApJ, 582, 443

  47. 47."The Massive Disk Around OH 231.8+4.2" M. Jura, C. Chen, & P. Plavchan 2002, ApJ, 574, 963

  48. 48."M-type Vega-like Stars" I. Song, A. Weinberger, E. Becklin, B. Zuckerman, & C. Chen 2002, AJ, 124, 514

  49. 49."The Very Slow Wind from the Pulsating Semiregular Red Giant, L2 Puppis" M. Jura, C. Chen, & P. Plavchan 2002, ApJ, 569, 964

  50. 50."A Possible Massive Asteroid Belt Around zeta Leporis" C. H. Chen, & M. Jura 2001, ApJ, 560, L171

  51. 51."The Dying Wind Around HD 56126, A Post-AGB Carbon Star" M. Jura, C. Chen, & M. Werner 2000, ApJ, 544, L141

  52. 52."The Dust Ring Around AC Herculis" M. Jura, C. Chen, & M. Werner 2000, ApJ, 541, 264


Invited Reviews and Conference Proceedings


  1. 1."A Short Guide to Debris Disk Spectroscopy" Christine H. Chen 2009, Exoplanets and Disks: Their Formation and Diversity (ASP Conference Series)

  2. 2."Modeling Debris Disks Resolved with Spitzer and HST" K. R. Stapelfeldt, G. Bryden, J. Krist, M. Werner, K. Su, G. Rieke, D. Watson, & C. Chen 2009, Exoplanets and Disks: Their Formation and Diversity (ASP Conference Series)

  3. 3."Dust and Gas Debris Around Main Sequence Stars" Christine H. Chen 2006, Frank N. Bash Symposium 2005: New Horizons in Astronomy, S. Kannappan, S. Redfield, N. Drory, J. Kessler-Silacci, and M. Landriau eds. (ASP Conference Series, Vol. 352), pp. 63-78

  4. 4."Search for H2 Around Vega-like Stars" C. H. Chen, & M. Jura 2004, Debris Disks and the Formation of Planets: A Symposium in Memory of Fred Gillett, L. Caroff, L. J. Moon, D. Backman, and E. Praton eds. (ASP Conference Series, Vol. 324), pp.256-258