William D. Vacca

Community Science and Data Center — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

43h-index9.4kcitations272works1.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(156), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(122), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(110), Astro and Planetary Science(48), Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation(42)

Publications268 total

The Discovery of 25 <i>μ</i>m Interstellar Methanol
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025Open Access
The Discovery of 25 um Interstellar Methanol
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Probing the Atmospheric Precipitable Water Vapor with SOFIA. V. Telluric Scaling: Correcting Telescope Elevation Effects in Non-chopped Observations by Modeling the Telluric Background Based on the Water Vapor Overburden
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Full disc [C II] mapping of nearby star-forming galaxies
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Full disc [CII] mapping of nearby star-forming galaxies: SOFIA FIFI/LS observations of NGC 3627, NGC 4321, and NGC 6946
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
GHOST Reduced Data Products for the Gemini Observatory Community and Beyond
Research Notes of the AAS·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
GHOST Reduced Data Products for the Gemini Observatory Community and Beyond
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Gemini High-resolution Optical Spectrograph (GHOST) at Gemini South: Instrument Performance and Integration, First Science, and Next Steps
The Astronomical Journal·2024· 11 citedOpen Access
Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph (GHOST) at Gemini-South: Instrument performance and integration, first science, and next steps
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Electron Density Distribution in H ii Regions in IC 10
The Astronomical Journal·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Characterization and Absolute Calibration of the Far-infrared Field Integral Line Spectrometer for SOFIA
The Astronomical Journal·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
The Future of Astronomical Data Infrastructure: Meeting Report
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
A Rotating Accretion Disk around MWC 297, a Young B1.5Ve Star
The Astronomical Journal·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
A rotating accretion disk around MWC297, a young B1.5 Ve star
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
DRAGONS—A Quick Overview
Research Notes of the AAS·2023· 43 citedOpen Access
DRAGONS -- A Quick Overview
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
Characterization and Absolute Calibration of the Far Infrared Field Integral Line Spectrometer for SOFIA
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
Star clusters in tidal debris
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Star Clusters in Tidal Debris
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
Probing the Atmospheric Precipitable Water Vapor with SOFIA, Part. IV. Water Vapor Estimates from FORCAST Grism Spectra
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific·2023· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael C. Cushing(10), Peter S. Conti(9), John Rayner(6), James M. De Buizer(4), A. Krabbe(4), G. Sandell(4), Claus Leitherer(4), W. H. G. Lewin(4), T. Herter(3), R. Klein(3), Maureen L. Savage(3), Kelsey E. Johnson(3), G. H. Marion(3), Peter Höflich(3), Christian Fischer(3), C. Iserlohe(3), A. Poglitsch(3), J. van Paradijs(3), Ian S. McLean(2), J. S. Bloom(2)