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A Second Epoch of Radial Velocities for Stars in the Central Parsec of the Galaxy
Figer, D. et al. 2006, ApJ, in preparation
Spitzer/IRS Spectra of Three Luminous Blue Variables
Figer, D. et al. 2006, ApJ, in preparation
Keck Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of a Massive Star in the Galactic Center
Figer, D. et al. 2006, ApJ, in preparation
Metallicity in the Galactic Center: The Quintuplet cluster
Najarro, F. et al. 2006, ApJ, in preparation

2007

A massive cluster of Red Supergiants at the base of the Scutum-Crux arm|astro-ph
Davies, B., Figer, D., Herrero, A., Kudritzki, R.P., MacKenty, J., Najarro, F., C. 2007, ApJ, in press
The LSST Sensor Development Program
Radeka, V., Geary, J. C., Gilmore, K., Nordby, M., Tyson, J. A., Oliver, J., Figer, D., & Stubbs, C. 2007, AAS, 0.86.LSST
High Resolution Radio Observations of the Nebulae of Luminous Blue Variable Stars
Mercer, A., Chizek, M., Lang, C. C., Figer, D. F., & Najarro, P. 2007, AAS, 101
Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of SGR and AXP Environments
Wachter, S., Kouveliotou, C., Patel, S., Figer, D., & Woods, P. 2007, AAS, 131
Massive Binaries in the Galactic Center|PDF
Figer, D. F. & Kim, S. S. 2007, August 16-20, 2004, Montreal, Canada, at Massive Stars in Interacting Binaries, 367, Massive Stars in Interactive Binaries, 679

2006

The Arches Cluster Mass Function
Kim, S. S., Figer, D. F., Kudritzki, R. P., & Najarro, F. N. 2006, ApJ, 653, L113
Pinwheels in the Quintuplet Cluster
Tuthill, P., Monnier, J., Tanner, A., Figer, D., Ghez, A., & Danchi, W. 2006, Science, 313, 935
Mass Distribution in the Central Few Parsecs of Our Galaxy
Oh, S. K., Kim, S. S., Figer, D. F. & Morris, M. 2006, Black Holes: >From Stars to Galaxies - Across the Range of Masses, International Astronomical Union. Symposium no. 238, held 21-25 August, 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic, S238, #120
Filters for WFC3
Baggett, S., Brown, T., Boucrarut, R., Figer, D., Hartig, G. F., Kimble, R., MacKenty, J., Robberto, M., Telfer, R. C., Quijada, M. A., Quijano, J., Arsenovic, P., Allen, G., Hilbert, B., Lupie, O. L., Townsend, J. M. 2006, SPIE, 6265
Silicon Sensor Thickness Optimization for LSST
O'Connor, P., Figer, D., Geary, J. C., Gilmore, K., Oliver, J., Stubbs, C. W., Takacs, P. Z., Tyson, J. A. 2006, SPIE, 6276
Discovery of an Extraordinarily Massive Cluster of Red Supergiants|astro-ph|PDF
Figer, D. F., MacKenty, J., Robberto, M., Smith, K., Najarro, P., Kudritzki, R. P., Herrero, A. 2006, ApJ, 643, 1166
Improved Infrared Focal Plane Arrays for HST/Wide Field Camera 3 |abstract
R.A. Kimble (NASA's GSFC), J.W. MacKenty (STScI), R.J. Hill (NASA's GSFC), M. Robberto (STScI), G. Delo, R. Foltz, E.M. Malumuth, S. Reed, A.M. Russell, A. Waczynski, Y. Wen (NASA's GSFC), D. Figer (STScI), WFC3 Team 2006, AAS, #125.02
Characterization Tests of WFC3 Filters |abstract
S. Baggett (STScI), R. Boucarut (GSFC), R. Telfer (OSC/GSFC), J. Kim-Quijano (STScI), M. Quijada, P. Arsenovic (GSFC), T. Brown (STScI), M. Dailey (GSFC), D. Figer, G. Hartig, B. Hilbert (STScI), R.A. Kimble, O. Lupie (GSFC), J. MacKenty (STScI), T. Madison (GSFC), M. Robberto (STScI), S. Rice, J. Shu, J. Townsend (GSFC) 2006, AAS, #125.01
Discovery of an Extraordinarily Massive Young Stellar Cluster |abstract
D. Figer, J. MacKenty, M. Robberto, K. Smith (STScI), F. Najarro (CSIC), R. Kudritzki (UH) 2006, AAS, #91.02
Development of NIR Detectors and Science Driven Requirements for SNAP |abstract
M. G. Brown, M. Schubnell, G. Tarle (U. Michigan), R. Smith, M. Bonati, D. Guzman (Caltech), D. Figer (IDTL), N. Mostek, S. Mufson (Indiana), D. Cole, S. Seshardi (JPL), SNAP Collaboration, SNAP Simulation Team 2006, AAS, #73.04
Nonlinear Reddening Behavior in the Near-Infrared Color-Magnitude Diagram |abstract
S. S. Kim (Kyung Hee University), D. F. Figer (STScI), M. G. Lee (Seoul National University) 2005, AAS, #133.12
High Spectral Resolution Observations of the Massive Stars in the Galactic Center |Astro-ph
Tanner, A., Figer, D. F., Najarro, P., Kudritzki, R. P., Gilmore, D., Morris, M., Becklin, E. E., McLean, I. S., Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., Larkin, J. E., Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, H. I. 2006, ApJ, 641, 891

2005

Theoretical Isochrones with Extinction in the K Band |Astro-ph
Kim S. S., Figer, D. F., Lee, M. G., & Oh, S. 2005, PASP, 117, 445
An Upper Limit to the Masses of Stars |PDF |PDF, Supplementary Material |PDF, News and Views
Figer, D. F. 2005, Nature, Vol. 34, No. 7030, 192
Massive Stars in the SGR 1806-20 Cluster |PDF |Astro-ph
Figer, D. F., Najarro, F., Geballe, T. R., Blum, R. D., & Kudritzki, R. P. 2005, ApJL, 622, L49
Mass Distribution in the Central Few Parsecs of Our Galaxy |abstract
S. Oh, S. S. Kim (Kyung Hee University), D. F. Figer (STScI), M. Morris (UCLA) 2005, AAS, #24.03
Issues and Science Driven Specifications for the Near Infrared Detector System for SNAP |abstract
Tarle, G. et al. 2005, AAS, #131.05
LSST Focal Plane and Detector Development |abstract
P. O’Connor (BNL), D. Figer (STScI), J. Geary (CfA), K. Gilmore (SLAC), J. Oliver (Harvard), V. Radeka (BNL), C. Stubbs (Harvard), P. Takacs (BNL), Tony Tyson (UC Davis) 2005, AAS, #108.07
Design study for a WIYN high resolution infrared camera |abstract
M. Meixner (STScI), E. B. Churchwell (Univ. of Wisconsin), P. Knezek (WIYN Obs.), D. F. Figer, R. Doering (STScI), R.H. Barkhouser, S. Smee (JHU/IDG) 2005, AAS, #49.12
Independent Testing of Silicon PIN Detector Arrays for LSST |abstract
Figer, D. F., Regan, M., & Morse, E. 2005, AAS, #108.08

2004

Metallicity in the Galactic Center: The Arches cluster |PDF |Astro-ph |PS
Najarro, F., Figer, D. F., Hillier, D. J., & Kudritzki, R. P. 2004, ApJL, 611, L105
The Double-lined Spectrum of LBV 1806-20 |PDF |Astro-ph |ApJ
Figer, D. F., Najarro, F., & Kudritzki, R. P. 2004, ApJL, 610, L109
The Stellar Initial Mass Function in the Galactic Center| astro-ph| PS| PDF
Figer, D. F., May 16-20, 2004, Sienna, Italy, at IMF at 50, Invited Talk
Massive Stars in the Galactic Center |PPT
Figer, D. F., March 25-26, 2004, Greenbank, West Virginia, at the GC at 30, Invited Talk
Limits on routine wavefront sensing with NIRCam on JWST
Sivaramakrishnan, A., Morse, E., Makidon, R. B., Bergeron, L. E., Casertano, S., Figer, D.F., Acton, D. S., Atcheson, P. D., & Rieke M. J. 2004, SPIE, 5487
Detectors for the JWST Near-Infrared Spectrograph
Rauscher, B.J., Regan, M.W., Figer, D.F., Boeker, T., Jakobsen, P., Strada, P., Brambora, C., Ericsson, A., Manthripragada, S., Mott, B., Shakoorzadeh, K., Balleza, J., & Morse, E. 2004, SPIE, 5487
Detectors for the JWST Near-Infrared Spectrograph |ADS
Rauscher, B.J., Boeker, T., Figer, D.F., Jakobsen, P., Regan, M.W., Strada, P., Balleza, J., Brambora, C., Ericsson, A., Manthripragada, S., Mott, B., Shakoorzadeh, K., & Morse, E. 2004, AAS, 204, #11.02
Design study for the WIYN high resolution infrared camera
Meixner, M., Doering, R., Knezek, P., Indebetouw, R., Barkhouser, R., Smee, S., Figer, D. F., Churchwell, E., Fruchter, A., MacKenty, J. 2004, SPIE, 5492
Young Massive Clusters in the Galactic Center|PDF
Figer, D.F. 2004, in ASP Conf. Ser. 322, The formation and evolution of massive young star clusters, eds. H.J.G.L.M. Lamers, L.J. Smith & A. Nota (San Francisco: ASP), 49
Dynamical Friction on Galactic Center Star Clusters with a Central Intermediate-Mass Black Hole |PDF |PS
Kim S.S., Morris, M., & Figer, D.F. 2004, in ASP Conf. Ser. 322, The formation and evolution of massive young star clusters, eds. H.J.G.L.M. Lamers, L.J. Smith & A. Nota (San Francisco: ASP), 475
Dynamical Friction on Galactic Center Star Clusters with a Central Intermediate-Mass Black Hole |ApJ |PDF
Kim S.S., Morris, M., & Figer, D.F. 2004, ApJ, 607, L123
An Extended Star Formation History for the Galactic Center from Hubble Space Telescope/NICMOS Observations |ADS |PDF
Figer, D.F., Rich, R. M., Kim, S. S., Morris, M., & Serabyn, E. 2004, ApJ, 601, 319
Detectors for the JWST Near-Infrared Spectrometer |PPT
Rauscher, B.J., Strada, P., Regan, M.W., Figer, D.F., Jakobsen, P., Moseley, H.S., & Boeker, T. 2004, AAS, 203, 124.07
Independent Testing of JWST Detector Prototypes |ADS |PPT |Word
Figer, D.F., Rauscher, B. J., Regan, M. W., Morse, E., Balleza, J., Bergeron, L., & Stockman, H. S. 2004, SPIE, 5167, 270

2003

High Precision Stellar Radial Velocities in the Galactic Center |ADS |PDF
Figer, D.F., Gilmore, D., Kim, S. S., Morris, M., Becklin, E. E., McLean, I. S., Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., Larkin, J. E., Levenson, N. A., & Teplitz, H. I. 2003, ApJ, 599, 1139
Silicon PIN Diodes: A Promising Technology for UV-Optical Space Astronomy |Powerpoint
Rauscher, B. J., Figer, D.F., & Regan, M. 2003, NHST Workshop
The IMF in the Galactic Center |PDF|Powerpoint
Figer, D.F. 2003, in proceedings of The Centers of Galaxies
Massive Stars and The Creation of our Galactic Center|PDF
Figer, D.F. 2003, in proceedings of GC2002, 324, S1, 255
Dynamical Friction Near the Galactic Center|Postscript
Kim, S. S., Figer, D.F., & Morris, M. 2003,in proceedings of GC2002, in press
NAOS-CONICA performance in a croweded field - The Arches Cluster |ADS
Stolte, A., Brandner, W., Grebel, E. K., Figer, D. F., Eisenhauer, F., Lenzen, R., & Harayama, Y. 2003, The Messenger, 111, 9-13
The Independent Detector Testing Laboratory and the NGST Detector Program|Word|Powerpoint|PS|PDF
Figer, D.F., Agronin, M., Balleza, J., Barkhouser, R., Bergeron, L., Greene, G. R., McCandliss, S. R., Rauscher, B. J., Reeves, T., Regan, M. W., Sharma, U., Stockman, H. S. 2003, SPIE, 4850, 981
Intra-Pixel Sensitivity in NIR Detectors for NGST|Word|Powerpoint
Sharma, U., Figer, D.F., Sivaramakrishnan, A., Agronin, M., Balleza, J., Barkhouser, R., Bergeron, L., Greene, G. R., McCandliss, S. R., Rauscher, B. J., Reeves, T., Regan, M. W., Stockman, H. S. 2003, SPIE, 4850, 1001
NIRCAM Image Simulations for NGST Wavefront Sensing|PS
A. Sivaramakrishnan, D. Figer, H. Bushouse, H. S. Stockman (STScI),C. Ohara , D. Redding (JPL), M. Im (IPAC), & J. Offenberg (Raytheon) 2003, SPIE, 4850, 388
Ultra-Low Background Operation of Near-Infrared Detectors for NGST|Word|Powerpoint
Rauscher, B. J., Figer, D. F., Agronin, M., Balleza, J., Barkhouser, R., Bergeron, L., Greene, G. R., McCandliss, S. R., Reeves, T., Regan, M. W., Sharma, U., Stockman, H. S. 2003, SPIE, 4850, 962
The Independent Detector Testing Laboratory and the JWST Detector Program|Abstract
Figer, D.F. et al. 2003, AAS201, #131.05
NIRCAM Image Simulations for NGST Wavefront Sensing|Abstract
A. Sivaramakrishnan, D. Figer, H. Bushouse, H. S. Stockman (STScI),C. Ohara , D. Redding (JPL), M. Im (IPAC), & J. Offenberg (Raytheon) 2003, AAS201, #82.03
Stellar Distribution and Population in the Central Few Parsecs of Our Galaxy|Abstract
Kim, S. S., Lee, M. G., Figer, D.F.2003, AAS201, #145.01
Massive Stars and The Creation of our Galactic Center|Astro-ph|Postscript
Figer, D.F. 2003,in proceedings of IAU symposium 212 on "A MASSIVE STAR ODYSSEY,FROM MAIN SEQUENCE TO SUPERNOVA," 487

2002

Massive Stars in the Arches Cluster|ApJ |PDF
Figer, D.F. et al. 2002, ApJ, 581, 258
Infrared Imaging of the Arches Cluster - Adaptive Optics in the densest region of the Milky Way
Stolte, A., Grebel, E. K., Brandner, W., & Figer, D.F. 2002,in proceedings of "Extragalactic Star Clusters," IAU Symposium 207eds. D. Geisler, E.K. Grebel, and D. Minniti, (Provo: ASP), 207, 132
The Mass Function of the Arches Cluster from Gemini Adaptive Optics Data
Stolte, A., Grebel, E. K., Brandner, W., & Figer, D.F.,Presented at the IAOC Workshop on "Galactic Star Formation Across the Stellar Mass Spectrum" held in La Serena, Chile, March 2002; ASP Conference Series, edited by J. M. De Buizer and Nicole S. van der Bliek, 433
The Mass Function of the Arches Cluster from Gemini Adaptive Optics Data|ADS Abstract|A&A Paper
Stolte, A., Grebel, E. K., Brandner, W., & Figer, D.F. 2002, A&A, 394, 459
Starburst Clusters in Galactic Nuclei|Astro-ph preprint
Figer, D.F., & Morris, M. 2002, in proceedings of "Modes of Star Formation and the Origin of Field Star Populations", ASP, 285, 381
Characteristics of the Hubble Space Telescope's radiation environment inferred from charge-collection modeling of Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer dark frames |Abstract
Ladbury, R., Pickel, J.C., Gee, G., Jordan, T.M., Bergeron, L., Rauscher, B., Reed, R.A., Marshall, P.W., Figer, D., Fodness, B., Kniffin, S. 2002, Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions, 49, 2765

2001

Resolved IR Spectroscopy of Two High Redshift Radio Galaxies|ApJ
Carson, Jennifer E.; Larkin, James E.; McLean, Ian S.; Graham, James R.; Becklin, E. E.; Figer, Donald F.; Gilbert, Andrea M.; Levenson, N. A.; Teplitz, Harry I.; Wilcox, Mavourneen K. 2001, ApJ, 563, 63
Mass Function of the Arches Cluster - Gemini meets HST|Abstract
Stolte, A., Grebel, E. K., Brandner, W., & Figer, D.F.2001, Astronomische Gesellschaft Meeting Abstracts, 18, 125
High Precision Stellar Velocities in the Galactic Center|Abstract
Figer, D.F., Gilmore, D., Morris, M., McLean, I. S., Becklin, E. E., Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., Larkin, J. E., Levenson, N. A.,Teplitz, H. I. 2001, BAAS, 198, 87.06
The Altitude of an Infrared Bright Cloud Feature on Neptune from Near-infrared Spectroscopy|AJ
Roe, H. G., Graham, J. R., McLean, I. S., de Pater, I., Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F., Gilbert, A. M., Larkin, J. E., Levenson, N. A.,Teplitz, H. I., & Wilcox, M. K. 2001, AJ, 122, 1023
A Survey of Organic Volatile Species in Comet C/1999 H1 (Lee) Using NIRSPEC at the Keck Observatory|ApJ
Mumma, M. J., McLean, I. S., DiSanti, M. A., Larkin, J. E., Russo, N. Dello, Magee-Sauer, K., Becklin, E. E., Bida, T., Chaffee, F., Conrad, A. R., Figer, D.F., Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., Levenson, N. A., Novak, R. E., Reuter, D. C., Teplitz, H. I., Wilcox, M. K., Xu, Li-Hong 2001, ApJ, 546, 1183
Mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy of the enigmatic cocoon stars in the Quintuplet Cluster|AA
Moneti, A., Stolovy, S., Blommaert, J. A. D. L., Figer, D.F., Najarro, F. 2001, A&A, 366, 106
The IMF in the Galactic Center|Astro-ph preprint
Figer, D.F. 2001, in Starburst Galaxies: Near and Far, Proceedings of a Workshop held at Ringberg Castle, Germany, 10-15 September, 2000. Edited by L. Tacconi and D. Lutz. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2001, p.13
N-Body Simulations of Compact Young Star Clusters near the Galactic Center
Kim, S.S., Figer, D.F., Lee, H.M., & Morris, M. 2001, ASP Conf. Ser. 228: Dynamics of Star Clusters and the Milky Way, 485
Mid-Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Enigmatic Cocoon Stars in the Quintuplet Cluster
Moneti, A., Blommaert, J.A.D.L., & Figer, D.F. 2001, ASP Conf. Ser. 243: From Darkness to Light: Origin and Evolution of Young Stellar Clusters, 517

2000

Performance and results with the NIRSPEC echelle spectrograph on the Keck II telescope|ADS
McLean, Ian S., Graham, James R., Becklin, Eric E., Figer, D.F., Larkin, James E., Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, Harry I. 2000, SPIE, 4008, 1048
NIRSPEC brown dwarf spectroscopic survey|ADS
Wilcox, Mavourneen K., McLean, Ian S., Becklin, Eric E., Figer, D.F., Gilbert, Andrea M., Graham, James R., Larkin, James E., Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, Harry I., Kirkpatrick, J. D., Burgasser, Adam J. 2000, 2000, SPIE, 4005, 296
Stellar Collisions in the Galactic Center|Postscript|Astro-ph preprint
Figer, D.F., & Kim, S. S. 2000, in "Stellar Collisions and Mergers",ASP, 263
A survey of organic volatile species in comet C/1999 H1 (Lee) using NIRSPEC at the Keck Observatory|ADS Abstract
Mumma, M. J., McLean, I. S., DiSanti, M. A., Larkin, J. E., Dello Russo, N., Magee-Sauer, K., Becklin, E. E., Bida, T., Chaffee, F., Conrad, A. R., Figer, D. F., Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., Levenson, N. A., Novak, R. E., Reuter, D. C., Teplitz, H. I., Wilcox, M. K., Xu, Li-H, 2000, DPS, 32, 4404
N-Body Simulations of Compact Young Clusters near the Galactic Center|ApJ
Kim, S. S., Figer, D.F., Lee, H. M., &Morris, M. 2000, ApJ, 545, 301
NIRSPEC Spectra of High-z Radio Galaxies|ADS
Carson, J. E., Larkin, J. E., McLean, I. S.,Graham, J. R., Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F.,Gilbert, A. M., Levenson, N. A.,Teplitz, H. I., & Wilcox, M. K. 2000, BAAS, 196, 50.15
NIRSPEC Observations of the Galactic Center|Postscript|PDF
Figer, D.F., McLean, I. S.,Becklin, E. E., Graham, J. R.,Larkin, J. E.,Levenson, N. A., & Teplitz, H. I., 2000, SPIE, 4005-17
Keck/NIRSPEC Spectroscopy of Stars Near the Supermassive Black Hole at the Galactic Center|AAS Abstract
Figer, D.F., Becklin, E. E., Morris, M., McLean, I. S.,Graham, J. R.,Gilbert, A. M., Larkin, J. E.,Levenson, N. A., & Teplitz, H. I.,2000, BAAS, 195, #62.02
Measurement of [OIII] Emission in Lyman Break Galaxies|ApJ|Astro-ph preprint
Teplitz, H. I., Malkan, M. A., Steidel, C. C., McLean, I. S., Becklin, E. E., Figer, D. F., Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., Larkin, J. E.,Levenson, N. A., & Wilcox, M. K.2000, ApJ, 542, 18
2-micron Spectroscopy within 0.3 arcseconds of Sgr A*|ApJL HTML|ApJL PDF
Figer, D.F., Becklin, E. E. , McLean, I. S. ,Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R.,Larkin, J. E.,Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, H. I.,Wilcox, M. K., &Morris, M., 2000, ApJL, 533, L49
Infrared Spectroscopy of a Massive Obscured Star Cluster in the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/9) with NIRSPEC|ApJL HTML|ApJL PDF
Gilbert, A. M.Graham, J. R.,McLean, I. S. ,Becklin, E. E. , Figer, D.F., Larkin, J. E.,Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, H. I., &Wilcox, M. K., 2000, ApJL, 533, L57
Hot Stars and Cool Clouds: The Photodissociation Region M16|ApJL HTML|ApJL PDF
Levenson, N. A., Graham, J. R.,McLean, I. S. ,Becklin, E. E. , Figer, D.F., Gilbert, A. M.Larkin, J. E.,Teplitz, H. I., &Wilcox, M. K.,2000, ApJL, 533, L53
Discovery of an Obscured Broad Line Region in the High RedshiftRadio Galaxy MRC 2025-218|ApJL HTML|ApJL PDF
Larkin, J. E., McLean, I. S., Graham, J. R.,Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F., Gilbert, A. M.,Glassman, T. M., Levenson, N. A., Teplitz,H. I., & Wilcox, M. K., 2000, ApJL, 533, L61
The Rest-Frame Optical Spectrum of MS 1512-cB58|ApJL HTML|ApJL PDF
Teplitz, H. I.,McLean, I. S. ,Becklin, E. E. , Graham, J. R.,Figer, D.F., Gilbert, A. M.Larkin, J. E.,Levenson, N. A.Wilcox, M. K.,2000, ApJL, 533, L65
J-band Infrared Spectroscopy of a Sample of Brown Dwarfs using NIRSPEC on Keck II|ApJL HTML|ApJL PDF
McLean, I. S., Graham, J. R.,Becklin, E. E. , Figer, D.F., Gilbert, A. M.Larkin, J. E.,Levenson, N. A.,Teplitz, H. I., &Wilcox, M. K.,2000, ApJL, 533, L45
Infrared Spectroscopy of the High Redshift Radio Galaxy MRC 2025-218 and a Neighboring ExtremelyRed Galaxy|Astro-ph preprint
Larkin, J. E., McLean, I. S., Graham, J. R., Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F., Gilbert, A. M., Glassman, T. M., Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, H., & Wilcox, M. K. 2000, in proceedings of The Hy-Redshift Universe: Galaxy Formation and Evolution at High Redshift, eds.A. J.Bunker and W. J. M. van Breugel, ASP, 193

1999

Infrared Spectroscopy of a Massive Obscured Star Cluster in NGC 4038/4039 with NIRSPEC |Astro-ph preprint
Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., McLean, I. S., Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F., Larkin, J.,Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, H. I., & Wilcox, M. 1999, in Proceedings of SOFIA-Star Formation Workshop in Santa Cruz, CA, July 12-17, 1999
A Second Luminous Blue Variable in the Quintuplet Cluster |ApJL HTML|ApJL PDF
Geballe, T. R., Najarro, F., & Figer, D.F. 2000, ApJL, 530, 97
Radio Detections of Stellar Winds from the Pistol Star and from other Stars in theGalactic Center Quintuplet Cluster|AJ Postscript|AJ HTML|Astro-ph preprint
Lang, C. C., Figer, D.F., Goss, W. M., & Morris, M. 1999, AJ, 118, 2327
The Pistol Star: A Supergiant Among its Ponderous Peers|Magazine contents
Figer, D.F. 1999, Mercury, 28, #6, 32
HST/NICMOS Observations of Massive Stellar Clusters Near the Galactic Center|ApJ HTML|ApJ PDF|ApJ Postscript|Astro-ph preprint
Figer, D.F., Kim, S. S., Morris, M., Serabyn, E., Rich, R. M., & McLean, I. S. 1999, ApJ, 525, 750
High Resolution Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Pistol Nebula: Evidence for Ejection|ApJ HTML|ApJ PDF|ApJ Postscript|Astro-ph preprint
Figer, D.F., Morris, M., Geballe, T. R., Rich, R. M., McLean, I. S., Serabyn, E., Puetter, R., & Yahil, A. 1999, ApJ, 525, 759
Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Investigation of Neptune's Hazes and Storms at the Keck Telescope |ADS
Roe, H., Graham, J. R., de Pater, I., Gibbard, S., Macintosh, B., Max, C., Baines, K., Gilbert, A. M., McLean, I. S.,Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F., Larkin, J. E., Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, H. I., & Wilcox, M. K. 1999, American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #31, #51.09
Detection of ethane, methane, OH and other volatile species in comet C/1999 H1 (Lee) with NIRSPEC at the KeckObservatory |ADS
Mumma, M. J., Dello Russo, N., Disanti, M., Gilbert, A. M., Graham, J. R., McLean, I. S.,Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F., Larkin, J. E., Levenson, N. A., Teplitz, H. I., & Wilcox, M. K. 1999, American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #31, #32.06
Blowing a Carbon-rich Bubble in the Galactic Center Medium around the Quintuplet Cluster|Abstract|GZipped Paper
Levine, D., Morris, M., & Figer, D.F. 1999, in P. Cox and M. F. Kessler (eds.), "The Universe as seenby ISO", (ESA-SP 427), p. 699
Spectroscopy of the Pistol and Quintuplet Stars in the Galactic Centre|ADS Abstract|Astro-ph preprint|Abstract
Moneti, A., Blommaert, J., Najarro, F., Figer, D.F., & Stolovy, S. 1999, in P. Cox and M. F. Kessler (eds.), "The Universe as seenby ISO", (ESA-SP 427), p. 723
The Pistol Star and Massive Stars in the Galactic Center|Paper in Postscript|Paper in GZippedPostscript
Figer, D.F., Najarro, F., Langer, N.1999, in Proceedings of Unsolved Problems in Stellar Evolution, STScI
Massive Young Stars in the Arches Cluster|Paper in Postscript|ADS
Serabyn, E., Shupe, D., & Figer, D.F. 1999, in Proceedings of "The Central Parsecs: Galactic Center Workshop '98", ASP Conf. Series, Vol. 186, 320
HST/NICMOS Imaging of the Quintuplet and Arches Clusters|Paper in FTP directory|ADS
Figer, D.F., Morris, M., Kim, S., & Serabyn, E. 1999, in Proceedings of "The Central Parsecs: Galactic Center Workshop '98", ASP Conf. Series, Vol. 186, 329
Theoretical Modelling of Hot Stars|Paper in Postscript|ADS
Najarro, F., Hillier, D. J., Figer, D.F., & Geballe, T. R., 1999, in Proceedings of "The Central Parsecs: Galactic Center Workshop '98", ASP Conf. Series, Vol. 186, 340
A Prodigious Collection of Newly Identified Massive Stars in the Galactic Center as Revealed by NICMOS/HST|ADS Abstract
Figer, D.F., in Proceedings of "IAU Symposium 192 - The Stellar Content of Local Group Galaxies"
Super-star clusters in the Galactic Center as revealed by HST/NICMOS|Paper in FTP directory
Figer, D.F., 1999, in: K.A. van der Hucht, G. Koenigsberger &P. R. J. Eenens (eds.), Wolf-Rayet Phenomena in Massive Stars and StarburstGalaxies, Proc. IAU Symposium No. 193 (San Francisco: ASP), 459
Metal Abundances in the Galactic Center|Paper in Postscript
Najarro, F., Hillier, D. J., & Figer, D.F., 1999, in: K.A. van der Hucht, G. Koenigsberger &P. R. J. Eenens (eds.), Wolf-Rayet Phenomena in Massive Stars and StarburstGalaxies, Proc. IAU Symposium No. 193 (San Francisco: ASP), 491
Massive Stars in the Quintuplet Cluster|ApJ HTML|ApJ PDF|ApJ Postscript|Figure 1 in color postscript|Astro-ph preprint
Figer, D.F., McLean, I. S., & Morris, M. 1999, ApJ, 514, 202

1998

The Pistol Star|ADS|Postscript Preprint
Najarro, F., & Figer, D.F. 1998, Astrophysics and Space Science, v. 263, Issue 1/4, p. 251-254
An Extraordinary Cluster of Massive Stars in the Milky Way's Core|Postscript Preprint|GZipped Postscript Preprint|Figure 1 in color Postscript|Figure 1 in color Postscript and GZipped
Serabyn, E., Shupe, D., & Figer, D.F., 1998, Nature, 394, 448
The Pistol Star|ApJ HTML|ApJ PDF|ApJ Postscript
Figer, D.F., Najarro, F., Morris, M.,McLean, I. S., Geballe, T. R., Ghez, A. M., & Langer, N. 1998, ApJ, 506, 384
The Pistol Star|ADS Abstract|Postscript Preprint
Figer, D.F., Morris, M.,McLean, I. S.,Ghez, A. M.,Najarro, F., Geballe, T. R., Serabyn, E., & Rich, R. M., 1998, BAAS 191
FLITECAM: a 1-5 micron camera for testing the performance of SOFIA|ADS|Postscript|Zipped Postscript|Zipped Powerpoint Presentation
Figer, D.F., McLean, I. S., & Becklin, E. E. 1998, SPIE Vol. 3354, 1179
Cryogenic performance of the NIRSPEC three-mirror anastigmat|ADS
Robichaud, J. L., Zellers, B., Philippon, R., McLean, I. S., & Figer, D.F. 1998, SPIE Vol. 3354, 1068
Wavefront error budget and optomechanical tolerancing for NIRSPEC|ADS|Zipped Postscript|Zipped Powerpoint Presentation
Figer, D.F., & McLean, I. S. 1998, SPIE Vol. 3354, 1005
The Design and Development of NIRSPEC: A Near-InfraredEchelle Spectrograph for the Keck II Telescope|ADS|ZippedPostscript|HTML
McLean, I. S., Becklin, E. E., Bendiksen, O., Brims, G., Canfield,J., Figer, D.F., Graham, J. R., Hare, J., Lacayanga, F., Larkin, J.,Larson, S. B., Levenson, N., Magnone, N., Teplitz, H., and Wong, W. 1998, SPIE Vol. 3354, 566
The Stellar Content in the Quintuplet Cluster|Postscript
Figer, D.F., McLean, I. S., Morris, M., & Najarro, F. 1998, in "The central regions of the Galaxy and galaxies," Proceedings of the 184th symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kyoto, Japan, August 18-22, 1997. Edited by Yoshiaki Sofue. (Dordrecht: Kluwer), p. 61
12.5-Micron Imaging of Sgr A West with the Keck Telescope |Postscript
Becklin, E., Morris, M.,Figer, D.F., Puetter, R., &Jones, B. 1998, in "The central regions of the Galaxy and galaxies," Proceedings of the 184th symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Kyoto, Japan, August 18-22, 1997. Edited by Yoshiaki Sofue. (Dordrecht: Kluwer), p. 293

1997

A K-band Spectral Atlas of Wolf-Rayet Stars|Postscript|ApJ |PDF
Figer, D.F., McLean, I. S., & Najarro, F. 1997, ApJ, 486, 420

1996

H-Band Spectroscopic Classification of OB Stars|ADS
Blum, R. D., Ramond, T. M., Conti, P. S., Figer, D.F., & Sellgren, K. 1996,AJ, 113, 1855
Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Galactic Center|Postscript
Cotera, A. S., Figer, D.F., & Blum, R. D. 1996, in Wolf-Rayet Stars in the Framework of Stellar Evolution, eds. J.-M. Vreux, A. Detal, D. Fraipont-Caro,E. Gosset, G. Rauw
An LBV Candidate in the Quintuplet (AFGL 2004) near the Galactic Center|Postscript
Figer, D.F., Najarro, F., McLean, I. S., Morris, M., & Geballe, T. R. 1996, in Luminous Blue Variables: Massive Stars in Transition, eds. A. Nota, H. J. G.L. M. Lamers, ASP Conference Series Vol. 120, 196
Hot Stars in the Quintuplet |Postscript|Body only in postscript|Figure 1 in postscript|Figure 2 in postscript|Table 1 in postscript
Figer, D.F., Morris, M. & McLean, I. S. 1996, 4th ESO/CTIO Workshop on The Galactic Center, ed. R. Gredel, (San Francisco: ASP), 263

1995

Two New Wolf-Rayet Stars and a Luminous Blue Variable Star in the Quintuplet (AFGL 2004) Near the Galactic Center|ApJ|ADS|PDF
Figer, D.F., McLean, I. S. & Morris, M. 1995, ApJL, 447, L29
A Circumstellar h4O Maser Associatedwith the Circumnuclear Molecular Disk at the Galactic Center?|ApJ|ADS|PDF
Levine, D. A., Figer, D.F., Morris, M. & McLean, I. S. 1995, ApJL, 447, L101
NIRSPEC: a near-infrared cross-dispersed echelle spectrograph for the Keck IItelescope|ADS
McLean, I. S., Becklin, E. E., Figer, D.F., Larson, S., Liu, T. & Graham, J. 1995, SPIE, 2475, 350

1994

Discovery of Two Wolf-Rayet Stars Near the Galactic Center|ADS
Figer, D.F., McLean, I. S. & Morris, M. 1994, BAAS, 26, 1348
Discovery of Luminous NIR Sources Associated with Ionized Gas nearthe Galactic Center
Figer, D.F., Becklin, E. E., McLean, I. S., & Morris, M. 1994, in Infrared Astronomy with Arrays, ed. I. S. McLean, 545
Performance and results with a double-beam infrared camera|ADS
McLean, I. S., Macintosh, B. A., Liu, T., Casement, L. S., Figer, D.F.,Lacayanga, F., Larson, S., Teplitz, H., Silverstone, M. & Becklin, E. E. 1994,SPIE, 2198, 457

1993

UCLA double-beam infrared camera system|ADS
McLean, I. S., Becklin, E. E., Brims, G., Canfield, J., Casement, L. S., Figer, D.F., Henriquez, F., Huang, A., Liu, T., Macintosh, B. A. & Teplitz, H. 1993,SPIE, 1946, 513
Far-infrared Polarization of the Sagittarius B2 Molecular Cloud|ADS
Novak, G., Platt, S. R., Goldsmith, P. F., Hildebrand, R. H., Dotson, J., Figer, D. & Davidson, J. A. 1993, BAAS, 182, 34.07
Polarization of the Thermal Emission from the Dust Ring at the Center of the Galaxy|ADS
Hildebrand, R. H., Davidson, J. A., Dotson, J., Figer, D.F., Novak, G., Platt, S. R. &Tao, L., 1993, ApJ, 417, 565

1992

Polarization of the Far-infrared Emission from the Thermal Filaments of the Galactic Center Arc|ADS
Morris, M., Davidson, J. A., Werner, M., Dotson, J., Figer, D.F. & Hildebrand, R. 1992, ApJ, 399, 63

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