Y. J. Pendleton

University of Central Florida — United States

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Astro and Planetary Science(133), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(132), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(57), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate(52), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure(41)

Publications235 total

Spectral Characterization of the Organic- and Methanol-rich Cliff-type Trans-Neptunian Objects
The Astronomical Journal·2025Open Access
Nitrogen-bearing Species on Trans-Neptunian Objects Revealed by JWST/DiSCo-TNOs
The Astrophysical Journal·2025Open Access
A Tale of Two Sightlines: Comparison of Hydrocarbon Dust Absorption Bands toward Cygnus OB2-12 and the Galactic Center
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Compositional Characterization of Cliff-Type Trans-Neptunian Objects
2025Open Access
The spectral diversity of outer icy bodies revealed by JWST and its link to early Solar System processes
2025Open Access
Nitrogen-bearing species at the surface of TNOs revealed by DiSCo-JWST: a chemical reservoir for nitrogen-rich grains in the inner the Solar System.  
2025Open Access
Investigating Silicate, Carbon, and Water in the Diffuse Interstellar Medium: The First Shots from WISCI
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The edge-on disc Tau 042021: Icy grains at high altitudes and a wind containing astronomical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Cospatial ice mapping of H2O with CO2 and CO across a molecular cloud with JWST/NIRCam
Nature Astronomy·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Spectral Diversity of DiSCo’s TNOs Revealed by JWST: Early Sculpting and Late Irradiation
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
Modelling methanol and hydride formation in the JWST Ice Age era
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Irradiation origin and stability of CO on trans-Neptunian objects
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Ice inventory towards the protostar Ced 110 IRS4 observed with the James Webb Space Telescope. Results from the Early Release Science Ice Age program
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2025· 12 citedOpen Access
A JWST/DiSCo-TNOs portrait of the primordial Solar System through its trans-Neptunian objects
Nature Astronomy·2024· 31 citedOpen Access
Thermal evolution of trans-Neptunian objects through observations of Centaurs with JWST
Nature Astronomy·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
Ice inventory towards the protostar Ced 110 IRS4 observed with the James Webb Space Telescope. Results from the ERS Ice Age program
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
A DiSCo JWST portrait of the primordial Solar System through its trans-Neptunian objects
2024· 3 citedOpen Access
JWST Ice Band Profiles Reveal Mixed Ice Compositions in the HH 48 NE Disk
The Astrophysical Journal·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
IR spectra of polar ice mixtures
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
A JWST/MIRI analysis of the ice distribution and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission in the protoplanetary disk HH 48 NE
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

D. P. Cruikshank(14), A. G. G. M. Tielens(10), A. C. A. Boogert(8), J. E. Chiar(8), D. C. B. Whittet(6), M. E. Palumbo(5), R. H. Brown(5), C. M. Dalle Ore(5), L. J. Allamandola(4), M. K. McClure(4), Jennifer A. Noble(4), M. N. Drozdovskaya(4), D. Harsono(4), Gary J. Melnick(4), J. A. Sturm(4), E. F. van Dishoeck(4), A. J. Adamson(4), G. Strazzulla(4), W. M. Grundy(4), W. R. M. Rocha(3)