Paul Goldsmith

Paul Goldsmith completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, in physics, while working in the area of radio astronomy. Following two years as Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, he was a faculty member in the Department of Physics and Physics and Astronomy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He was actively involved in development of instrumentation for the 14m radio telescope of the Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory. Dr. Goldsmith's research in astronomy focused on determining the structure and physical conditions of dense interstellar clouds. The importance of observing key molecular species and understanding their role in molecular cloud structure and evolution was a key motivation for his involvement in the Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS), launched in 1998. Dr. Goldsmith moved to Cornell University in 1993 as a Professor in the Department of Astronomy, and until 2002 he served as Director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center. At Cornell, he was involved in projects studying atomic hydrogen in molecular clouds and using methanol masers to trace massive star formation in the Milky Way. He came to JPL in 2005, where he has been working on a number of projects in submillimeter astronomy. He is NASA Project Scientist for the Herschel Space Observatory, and leading JPL work for the Cornell–Caltech Atacama Telescope (CCAT), a 25m submillimeter ground-based telescope to be built in Northern Chile. He has also coordinated JPL efforts on CALISTO—Cryogenic Aperture Large Infrared Space Telescope Observatory—as well as continuing research on dense interstellar clouds and star formation. Goldsmith is currently a Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Cornell University and a Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Biography Updated on 13 December 2007

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. The Arecibo Methanol Maser Galactic Plane Survey. I. Data
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 656, no. 1, pp. 255–274, 2007
  2. Massive Quiescent Cores in Orion. II. Core Mass Function
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 655, no. 1, pp. 351–363, 2007
  3. The Transition from Atomic to Molecular Hydrogen in Interstellar Clouds: 21 cm Signature of the Evolution of Cold Atomic Hydrogen in Dense Clouds
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 654, no. 1, pp. 273–289, 2007
  4. First Results from the Arecibo Galactic H i Survey: The Disk/Halo Interface Region in the Outer Galaxy
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 653, no. 2, pp. 1210–1225, 2006
  5. Low-noise 6-8 GHz receiver
    IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 74–84, 2006
  6. H i Narrow Self-Absorption in Dark Clouds: Correlations with Molecular Gas and Implications for Cloud Evolution and Star Formation
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 622, no. 2, pp. 938–958, 2005
  7. Interstellar deuterated ammonia: from NH3 to ND3
    Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 438, no. 2, pp. 585–598, 2005
  8. Water Absorption from Line-of-Sight Clouds toward W49A
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 605, no. 1, pp. 247–258, 2004
  9. Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite Performance on the ground and in orbit
    The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 152, no. 1, pp. 137–162, 2004
  10. A 4-6 GHz Spectral Scan and 8-10 GHz Observations of the Dark Cloud TMC-1
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 610, no. 1, pp. 329–338, 2004
  11. Probing Pre-Protostellar Cores with Formaldehyde
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 614, no. 1, pp. 252–266, 2004
  12. Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite Mapping Observations of Water Vapor around Sagittarius B2
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 590, no. 2, pp. 882–894, 2003
  13. H [CSC]i[/CSC] Narrow Self-Absorption in Dark Clouds
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 585, no. 2, pp. 823–839, 2003
  14. A Search for 6.7 GH[CLC]z[/CLC] Methanol Masers in OH Megamaser Galaxies at 0.11?The Astronomical Journal, vol. 125, no. 3, pp. 1177–1181, 2003
  15. Massive Quiescent Cores in Orion. I. Temperature Structure
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 587, no. 1, pp. 262–277, 2003
  16. Detection of OH toward the Extreme Carbon Star IRC +10216
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 589, no. 1, pp. 430–438, 2003
  17. A C-Band Spectral Scan of IRC +10216
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 596, no. 1, pp. 556–560, 2003
  18. [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL] and Arecibo Observations of H[TINF]2[/TINF]O and OH in a Diffuse Cloud along the Line of Sight to W51
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 580, no. 1, pp. 278–284, 2002
  19. Tracing the Infall and the Accretion Shock in the Protostellar Disk: L1157
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 565, no. 1, pp. L43–L46, 2002
  20. Tentative Detection of Molecular Oxygen in the ? Ophiuchi Cloud
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 576, no. 2, pp. 814–831, 2002
  21. Molecular Depletion and Thermal Balance in Dark Cloud Cores
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 557, no. 2, pp. 736–746, 2001
  22. The [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL]: Science Objectives and Instrument Description
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L77–L85, 2000
  23. [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL] Observations of the Martian Atmosphere: Temperature and Vertical Distribution of Water Vapor
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L143–L146, 2000
  24. Observations of Absorption by Water Vapor toward Sagittarius B2
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L111–L113, 2000
  25. O[TINF]2[/TINF] in Interstellar Molecular Clouds
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L123–L127, 2000
  26. [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL] Observations of Extended Water Emission in Orion
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L93–L96, 2000
  27. Proper Motion of Water Masers Associated with IRAS 21391+5802: Bipolar Outflow and an AU-Scale Dusty Circumstellar Shell
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 538, no. 1, pp. 268–274, 2000
  28. The Distribution of Water Emission in M17SW
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L97–L100, 2000
  29. An Analysis of Water Line Profiles in Star Formation Regions Observed by the [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL]
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L115–L118, 2000
  30. Implications of [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL] Observations for Interstellar Chemistry and Star Formation
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L129–L132, 2000
  31. Large-scale [TSUP]13[/TSUP]CO [ITAL]J[/ITAL]?=?5???4 and [C [CSC]i[/CSC]] Mapping of Orion A
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L133–L136, 2000
  32. Water Abundance and Velocity Structure in S140, ? Oph A, and B335
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L119–L122, 2000
  33. [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL] Observations of Jupiter and Saturn:Detection of 557 GH[CLC]z[/CLC] Water Emission from the Upper Atmosphere
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L147–L150, 2000
  34. Water Abundance in Molecular Cloud Cores
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L101–L105, 2000
  35. Observations of Water Vapor toward Orion BN/KL
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L87–L91, 2000
  36. Extended [C [CSC]i[/CSC]] and [TSUP]13[/TSUP]CO (5???4) Emission in M17SW
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L137–L141, 2000
  37. [ITAL]Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite[/ITAL] Observations of Water Vapor toward Comet C/1999 H1 (Lee)
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L151–L154, 2000
  38. Observations of Interstellar Water Vapor in Outflow Regions
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 539, no. 2, pp. L107–L110, 2000
  39. Detection of Methanol in a Class 0 Protostellar Disk
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 519, no. 2, pp. L173–L176, 1999
  40. A New Method for Determining the Dust Temperature Distribution in Star-forming Regions
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 522, no. 2, pp. 897–903, 1999
  41. Population Diagram Analysis of Molecular Line Emission
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 517, no. 1, pp. 209–225, 1999
  42. Origin and Evolution of the Cepheus Bubble
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 507, no. 1, pp. 241–253, 1998
  43. Physical Conditions in Quiescent Dark Cloud Cores Determined from Multitransition Observations of CCS
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 477, no. 1, pp. 241–264, 1997
  44. A Survey of the Chemical Properties of the M17 and Cepheus A Cloud Cores
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 482, no. 1, pp. 267–284, 1997
  45. The Chemical Composition and Evolution of Giant Molecular Cloud Cores: A Comparison of Observation and Theory
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 482, no. 1, pp. 285–297, 1997
  46. Carbon Monoxide and Dust Column Densities: The Dust-to-Gas Ratio and Structure of Three Giant Molecular Cloud Cores
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 491, no. 2, pp. 615–637, 1997
  47. Chemical and Physical Gradients along the OMC-1 Ridge
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 482, no. 1, pp. 245–266, 1997
  48. Spectroscopic Observations of Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) with the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory
    Icarus, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 355–372, 1997
  49. Density Structure in Giant Molecular Cloud Cores
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 460, p. 343, 1996
  50. The second Arecibo upgrade
    IEEE Potentials, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 38–43, 1996
  51. Gas-phase chemistry in dense interstellar clouds including grain surface molecular depletion and desorption
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 441, p. 222, 1995
  52. The Large-Scale Structure, Kinematics, and Evolution of IC 1396
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 447, p. 721, 1995
  53. Magnetic field structure in Monoceros R2
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 430, p. 743, 1994
  54. Anatomy of a Photodissociation Region: High angular resolution images of molecular emission in the Orion Bar
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 422, p. 136, 1994
  55. CH3C2H as a temperature probe in dense giant molecular cloud cores
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 431, p. 674, 1994
  56. The giant molecular cloud Monoceros R2. 1: Shell structure
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 430, p. 252, 1994
  57. Analysis of active surface reflector antenna for a large millimeter wave radio telescope
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 176–183, 1994
  58. The morphology of a bright rim in NGC 2264 - Early stages of high-mass star formation
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 403, p. 202, 1993
  59. Cometary globules in the southeast quadrant of the Rosette nebula
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 413, p. 593, 1993
  60. Millimeter-wavelength aperture synthesis observations of massive star-forming regions in Sagittarius B2
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 402, p. 238, 1993
  61. A Well-shaped Bipolar Outflow Shell in Monoceros R2
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 419, p. L33, 1993
  62. Focal plane imaging systems for millimeter wavelengths
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 41, no. 10, pp. 1664–1675, 1993
  63. Quasioptical millimeter-wave hybrid and monolithic PIN diode switches
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 41, no. 10, pp. 1791–1798, 1993
  64. Dust temperature distributions in star-forming condensations
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 402, p. 216, 1993
  65. Evidence for large-scale expanding motions within the Orion A molecular cloud
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 395, p. L99, 1992
  66. Structure, chemistry, and clumping in the NGC 2071 (North) molecular cloud
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 385, p. 522, 1992
  67. High angular resolution far-infrared observations of Sagittarius B2
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 389, p. 338, 1992
  68. A 15 element focal plane array for 100 GHz
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 1–11, 1992
  69. The smoothness of CO line profiles in Orion - Implications for clumpiness
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 375, p. 635, 1991
  70. High-density gas in the core of the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 369, p. 157, 1991
  71. Anatomy of the Barnard 5 core
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 376, p. 135, 1991
  72. A new method for analyzing IRAS data to determine the dust temperature distribution
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 371, p. L81, 1991
  73. A full-band waveguide SIS receiver with integrated tuning for 75-110 GHz
    IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 2634–2637, 1991
  74. Quantum tunneling currents in a superconducting junction
    Physical Review Letters, vol. 67, no. 21, pp. 3034–3037, 1991
  75. Perforated plate lens for millimeter quasi-optical systems
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 834–838, 1991
  76. A model for clumpy giant molecular clouds with external ultraviolet heating
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 356, p. L63, 1990
  77. Modeling of the continuum and molecular line emission from the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 356, p. 195, 1990
  78. Polarization of the lambda = 1.3 millimeter continuum radiation from the Kleinmann-Low nebula
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 355, p. 166, 1990
  79. High angular resolution submillimeter observations of Sagittarius B2
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 350, p. 186, 1990
  80. A bipolar outflow in the globule LYNDS 810
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 359, p. 378, 1990
  81. A size upper limit and position for the HCN maser in CIT 6
    The Astronomical Journal, vol. 100, p. 213, 1990
  82. Flexible circular waveguides at millimeter wavelengths from metallized Teflon tubing
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 324–327, 1990
  83. Gaussian beam techniques for illuminating reflector antennas
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 297–304, 1989
  84. Radiation patterns of circular apertures with Gaussian illumination
    International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 771–781, 1987
  85. Variations in the HCN/HNC abundance ratio in the Orion molecular cloud
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 310, p. 383, 1986
  86. Gaussian beam transformation with cylindrical lenses
    IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 603–607, 1986
  87. Search for molecular oxygen in dense interstellar clouds
    The Astrophysical Journal, vol. 289, p. 613, 1985
  88. A Broad-Band, Ultra-Low-Noise Schottky Diode Receiver from 80 to 115 GHz Diode
    IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 498–507, 1984
  89. Cryogenic operation of submillimeter quasioptical mixers
    International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 915–924, 1981
  90. Microwave radiometer blackbody calibration standard for use at millimeter wavelengths
    Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 50, no. 9, p. 1120, 1979