Adam K. Leroy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

72h-index21.3kcitations602works5.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(359), Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena(315), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(302), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(181), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications(71)

Publications601 total

Duration and properties of the embedded phase of star formation in 37 nearby galaxies from PHANGS-JWST
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025Open Access
Resolved Profiles of Stellar Mass, Star Formation Rate, and Predicted CO-to-H <sub>2</sub> Conversion Factor Across Thousands of Local Galaxies
The Astrophysical Journal·2025Open Access
Ashes of Creation: JWST Uncovers Silicate Dust in Massive Star Clusters
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
PAH Marks the Spot: Digging for Buried Clusters in Nearby Star-forming Galaxies
The Astronomical Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The Local Group L-band Survey: Probing Cold Atomic Gas in IC10 with Neutral Hydrogen Absorption
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
PHANGS-JWST: the largest extragalactic molecular cloud catalog traced by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
The Hierarchical Dynamical State of Molecular Gas from 3 to 300 pc in NGC 253
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Stellar structures, molecular gas, and star formation across the PHANGS sample of nearby galaxies ( <i>Corrigendum</i> )
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025Open Access
The PHANGS-MUSE/HST-H <i>α</i> nebulae catalogue
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Masses, Star Formation Efficiencies, and Dynamical Evolution of 18,000 H <scp>ii</scp> Regions
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025Open Access
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon destruction in star-forming regions across 42 nearby galaxies
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025Open Access
Characterization of Two Cool Galaxy Outflow Candidates Using Mid-infrared Emission from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Stars Born in the Wind: M82’s Outflow and Halo Star Formation
The Astrophysical Journal·2025Open Access
JWST Observations of Starbursts: Relations between PAH features and CO clouds in the starburst galaxy M 82 <i>(Corrigendum)</i>
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Masses, Star-Formation Efficiencies, and Dynamical Evolution of 18,000 HII Regions
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
The Hidden Life of Stars: Embedded Beginnings to AGB Endings in the PHANGS-JWST Sample. I. Catalog of Mid-IR Sources
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons destruction in star-forming regions across 42 nearby galaxies
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Characterization of Two Cool Galaxy Outflow Candidates Using Mid-Infrared Emission from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Erratum: “The RESOLVE Survey Atomic Gas Census and Environmental Influences on Galaxy Gas Reservoirs” (2016, ApJ, 832, 126)
UNC Libraries·2025Open Access
Azimuthal offsets in spiral arms of nearby galaxies
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Alberto D. Bolatto(25), Eva Schinnerer(25), Frank Bigiel(22), Andreas Schruba(21), Fabian Walter(20), A. Usero(19), Annie Hughes(19), J. Pety(19), Sharon E. Meidt(18), Erik Rosolowsky(18), Karin Sandström(17), Daniel A. Dale(15), J. M. Diederik Kruijssen(15), Miguel Querejeta(14), Guillermo A. Blanc(13), Mélanie Chevance(13), Simon C. O. Glover(13), Brent Groves(12), Toshiki Saito(12), Jiayi Sun(12)