Literature

Publications

QUARKS Series

Core papers presenting the QUARKS survey and first science results.

  1. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey. I. Survey Description and Data Reduction 2024 · Liu, Xunchuan; Liu, Tie; Zhu, Lei; Garay, Guido et al. Introduces the QUARKS survey design, target sample, observing strategy, and the first high-resolution ALMA Band 6 view of dense protoclusters selected from the ATOMS legacy.
  2. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey. II. The ACA 1.3 mm Continuum Source Catalog and the Assembly of Dense Gas in Massive Star-Forming Clumps 2024 · Xu, Fengwei; Wang, Ke; Liu, Tie; Zhu, Lei et al. Presents the ACA 1.3 mm continuum source catalog and connects ACA fragment properties with their host clump properties.
  3. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey. III. Clump-to-core Fragmentation and Searches for High-mass Starless Cores 2025 · Yang, Dongting; Liu, Hong-Li; Liu, Tie; Liu, Xunchuan et al. Builds the TM2+ACA core catalog and uses it to study core properties, clump-to-core fragmentation, and high-mass starless core candidates.

QUARKS-related Papers

QUARKS products and connected follow-up analyses.

  1. Evolution of starless cores in massive clumps seen by the ALMA ASHES and QUARKS surveys 2026 · Yang, Dongting; Liu, Hong-li; Qin, Sheng-li et al. Compares ASHES and QUARKS samples to trace how starless cores evolve in massive clump environments.
  2. Tracking Protostellar Variability in Massive Protoclusters with ALMA. I. Insights from QUARKS and MaMMOtH 2026 · Yang, Yuhan; Liu, Tie; Liu, Sheng-Yuan et al. Uses ALMA data to investigate variability signatures in massive protocluster environments.
  3. ALMA-QUARKS view of W49N: Multipolar episodic outflow associated with the most energetic Galactic water maser 2026 · Jiao, Yunfan; Liu, Tie; Jiao, Wenyu et al. Resolves complex episodic outflow activity in W49N and links it to powerful water maser emission.
  4. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Evidence of an Explosive Molecular Outflow in IRAS 15520-5234 2026 · Hoque, Ariful; Baug, Tapas; Guzman, Estrella et al. Reports an explosive molecular outflow candidate revealed by QUARKS observations.
  5. The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Investigating Thermal Feedback of Massive Protostars in Hot Molecular Cores 2026 · Meng, Dezhao; Liu, Tie; Esimbek, Jarken et al. Examines how massive protostars heat and reshape their surrounding hot molecular cores.
  6. ATOMS-QUARKS Survey: Inflow and Infall in Massive Protocluster G318.049+00.086 2026 · Gupta, Shivani; Baug, Tapas; Soam, Archana et al. Combines ATOMS and QUARKS views to identify inflow and infall signatures linked to competitive accretion.
  7. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Hot Molecular Cores Are a Long-standing Phenomenon in the Evolution of Massive Protostars 2026 · Meng, Dezhao; Liu, Tie; Esimbek, Jarken et al. Studies hot-core occurrence across massive protostellar evolution using QUARKS diagnostics.
  8. ALMA-QUARKS: Few-thousand-year "Hatching out of the Egg" 2026 · Zhang, Siju; Garay, Guido; Xu, Fengwei et al. Interprets a hypercompact H II region breaking out from its parental hot core on a short timescale.
  9. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Evidence of a Candidate High-mass Prestellar Core Aside a Bright-rimmed Cloud IRAS 18290-0924 2025 · Yang, Dongting; Liu, Hong-Li; Qin, Sheng-li et al. Identifies and analyzes a candidate high-mass prestellar core in a feedback-affected environment.
  10. The ALMA-ATOMS-QUARKS Survey: Resolving a Chemically Rich Massive Protostellar Outflow 2025 · Zou, Jiahang; Liu, Tie; Xu, Fengwei et al. Links outflow structure and chemistry using combined ATOMS and QUARKS observations.
  11. The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Extensive detection of acetamide in multiple high-mass star-forming regions 2025 · Duan, Chunguo; Xu, Xuefang; Gou, Qian et al. Reports widespread acetamide detections and probes complex chemistry in high-mass star-forming regions.
  12. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Fibers' Role in Star Formation Unveiled in an Intermediate-mass Protocluster Region of the Vela D Cloud 2025 · Yang, Dongting; Liu, Hong-Li; Liu, Tie et al. Explores how fiber-like gas structures participate in star formation within Vela D.
  13. The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Detection of Two Extremely Dense Substructures in a Massive Prestellar Core 2024 · Mai, Xiaofeng; Liu, Tie; Liu, Xunchuan; Zhu, Lei et al. Highlights compact, very dense substructures that may represent early stages of massive core evolution.

Legacy: ATOMS Series

The ATOMS survey provides the Band 3 legacy foundation for QUARKS. The full ATOMS literature is collected through ADS.

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