D. K. Aitken

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(86), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(78), Astro and Planetary Science(60), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(34), Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure(19)

Publications165 total

A chemical thinning technique for the simultaneous preparation of foils for transmission electron microscopy: application to yttrium aluminium garnet
2017
Grain alignment in dense interstellar environments: spectropolarimetry of the 4.67-μm CO-ice feature in the field star Elias 16 (Taurus dark cloud)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2008· 22 citedOpen Access
PAH'S and silicate emission in nova cen 1986
Lecture notes in physics·2008
High-Resolution Mid-Infrared Observations of AGN
2006
Radio and infrared recombination studies of the southern massive star forming region G333.6-0.2
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2006· 17 citedOpen Access
Mid-infrared, spatially resolved spectroscopy of the nucleus of the Circinus galaxy
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2006· 55 citedOpen Access
The Mineralogy and Magnetism of Star and Planet Formation as Revealed by Mid-Infrared Spectropolarimetry
ESO astrophysics symposia·2006· 6 cited
Circular polarimetry and the line of sight to the Becklin-Neugebauer object
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2006· 8 citedOpen Access
Dust and Infrared Polarization Signatures
2005· 1 cited
First SCUBA Polarimetry of Two Candidate High-Mass Protostellar Objects
University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire)·2005
Near-infrared imaging observations of the southern massive star-forming region G333.6−0.2
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2005· 12 cited
Magnetic Fields in Star Forming Regions: DR21(OH)
prpl·2005
The Extended Mid-Infrared Structure of the Circinus Galaxy
The Astrophysical Journal·2004· 101 citedOpen Access
The Extended Mid-Infrared Structure of the Circinus Galaxy
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford)·2004
The Magnetic Environments of Young Stellar Objects
Astrophysics and Space Science·2004· 2 cited
First polarimetry results of two candidate high-mass protostellar objects
Astronomy and Astrophysics·2004· 19 citedOpen Access
Mid-infrared polarimetry and magnetic fields: an observing strategy
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2004· 21 citedOpen Access
The Magnetic Environments of Young Stellar Objects
2004
Infrared Polarimetry of Interstellar Dust
NATO science series. Series II, Mathematics, physics and chemistry·2004· 4 cited
The magnetic field in the central parsec
Astronomische Nachrichten·2003· 9 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

P. F. Roche(40), C. H. Smith(24), D. C. B. Whittet(7), J. H. Hough(7), A. Chrysostomou(6), J. H. Hough(5), S. D. James(5), A. J. Adamson(4), C. M. Wright(3), A. R. Hyland(3), Peter J. McGregor(3), T. J. T. Moore(3), Tim Jenness(2), C. M. Wright(2), C. Packham(2), James T. Radomski(2), Eric S. Perlman(2), A. Alonso‐Herrero(2), L. Colina(2), C. M. Telesco(2)