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Refereed Publications

  1. "Evolving Gravitationally Unstable Disks Over Cosmic Time: Implications for Thick Disk Formation", Forbes, J., Krumholz, M. R., & Burkert, A. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, submitted, arXiv:1112.1410

  2. "Was the Sun Born in a Massive Cluster?", Dukes, D., & Krumholz, M. R. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, submitted, arXiv:1111.3693

  3. "Metallicity-Dependent Quenching of Star Formation at High Redshift in Small Galaxies", Krumholz, M. R., & Dekel, A. 2012, Astrophysical Journal, submitted, arXiv:1106.0301

  4. "Dwarf Galaxy Formation with H2-Regulated Star Formation", Kuhlen, M., Krumholz, M. R., Madau, P., Smith, B. D., & Wise, J. 2012, Astrophysical Journal, submitted, arXiv:1105.2376

  5. "What Sets the Initial Rotation Rates of Massive Stars?", Rosen, A. L., Krumholz, M. R., & Ramirez-Ruiz, E. 2012, Astrophysical Journal, in press

  6. "A General Model for the CO-H2 Conversion Factor in Galaxies, with Applications to the Star Formation Law", Narayanan, D., Krumholz, M. R., Ostriker, E. C., & Hernquist, L. 2012, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, in press, arXiv:1110.3791

  7. "Evolution of Blister-Type HII Regions in a Magnetized Medium", Gendelev, L., & Krumholz, M. R. 2012, Astrophysical Journal, 745, 158, NASA ADS (download simulation movies)

  8. "SLUG -- Stochastically Lighting Up Galaxies. I: Methods and Validating Tests", da Silva, R. L., Fumagalli, M., & Krumholz, M. R. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 745, 145, NASA ADS (download the SLUG source code)

  9. "A Universal, Local Star Formation Law in Galactic Clouds, Nearby Galaxies, High-Redshift Disks, and Starbursts", Krumholz, M. R., Dekel, A., & McKee, C. F. 2012, Astrophysical Journal, 745, 69, NASA ADS

  10. "Radiatively Efficient Magnetized Bondi Accretion", Cunningham, A. J., McKee, C. F., Klein, R. I., Krumholz, M. R., & Teyssier, R. 2012, Astrophysical Journal, 744, 185, NASA ADS

  11. "On the Origin of Stellar Masses", Krumholz, M. R. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 743, 110, NASA ADS

  12. "The CO-H2 Conversion Factor in Disc Galaxies and Mergers", Narayanan, D., Krumholz, M. R., Ostriker, E. C., & Hernquist, L. 2011, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 418, 664, NASA ADS

  13. "Stochastic Star Formation and a (Nearly) Uniform Stellar Initial Mass Function", Fumagalli, M., da Silva, R. L., & Krumholz, M. R. 2011, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 741, L26, NASA ADS

  14. "Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of Massive Star Formation with Protostellar Outflows", Cunningham, A. J., Klein, R. I., Krumholz, M. R., & McKee, C. F. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 740, 107, NASA ADS

  15. "Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Formation of Orion-Like Star Clusters I. Implications for the Origin of the Initial Mass Function", Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 740, 74, NASA ADS (Movies: high res (116 MB), low res (1.2 MB))

  16. "Spin Down of Protostars Through Gravitational Torques", Lin, M. K., Krumholz, M. R., & Kratter, K. M. 2011, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 416, 580, NASA ADS

  17. "On the Reliability of Stellar Ages and Age Spreads Inferred from Pre-Main Sequence Evolutionary Models", Hosokawa, T., Offner, S. S. R., & Krumholz, M. R. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 738, 140, NASA ADS

  18. "The Global Evolution of Giant Molecular Clouds II: The Role of Accretion", Goldbaum, N. J., Krumholz, M. R., Matzner, C. D., & McKee, C. F. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 738, 101, NASA ADS

  19. "COLD GASS, an IRAM Legacy Survey of Molecular Gas in Massive Galaxies: II. The Non-Universality of the Molecular Gas Depletion Timescale", Saintonge, A., and 24 other authors including Krumholz, M. R., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 415, 63, NASA ADS

  20. "COLD GASS, an IRAM Legacy Survey of Molecular Gas in Massive Galaxies: I. Relations Between H_2, HI, Stellar Content, and Structural Properties", Saintonge, A., and 24 other authors including Krumholz, M. R., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 415, 32, NASA ADS

  21. "Metallicity and the Universality of the IMF", Myers, A. T., Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 735, 49, NASA ADS

  22. "Star Formation with Adaptive Mesh Refinement Radiation Hydrodynamics", Krumholz, M. R., 2011, refereed review in "IAU Symposium 270: Computational Star Formation", eds. J. Alves, B. Elmegreen, J. Girart, & V. Trimble, (Cambridge: Cambridge U. Press), 270, 187, NASA ADS

  23. "What Drives the Expansion of Giant HII Regions?: A Study of Stellar Feedback in 30 Doradus", Lopez, L. A., Krumholz, M. R., Bolatto, A. D., Prochaska, J. X., & Ramirez-Ruiz, E. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 731, 91, NASA ADS

  24. "What Phase of the Interstellar Medium Corelates with the Star Formation Rate?", Krumholz, M. R., Leroy, A. K., & McKee, C. F. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 731, 25 NASA ADS

  25. "Radiative Rayleigh-Taylor Instabilities", Jacquet, E., & Krumholz, M. R. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 730, 116, NASA ADS

  26. "Numerical Star-Formation Studies -- A Status Report" (invited reveiw paper), Klessen, R. S., Krumholz, M. R., & Heitsch, F. 2011, Advanced Science Letters, 4, 258, arXiv:0906.4452

  27. "Collapse, Outflows, and Fragmentation of Massive, Turbulent, and Magnetized Prestellar Barotropic Cores", Hennebelle, P., Commercon, B., Joos, M., Klessen, R. S., Krumholz, M. R., Tan, J. C., & Teyssier, R. 2011, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 528, 72, NASA ADS

  28. "A Comparison of Methods for Determining the Molecular Content of Model Galaxies", Krumholz, M. R., Gnedin, N. Y. 2011, Astrophysical Journal, 729, 36, NASA ADS

  29. "The Atomic to Molecular Transition and its Relation to the Scaling Properties of Galaxy Disks in the Local Universe", Fu, J., Qi, G., Kauffmann, G., & Krumholz, M. R. 2010, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 409, 515, NASA ADS

  30. "The Formation of Low-Mass Binary Star Systems Via Turbulent Fragmentation", Offner, S. S. R., Kratter, K. M., Matzner, C. D., Krumholz, M. R., & Klein, R. I. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 725, 1485, NASA ADS

  31. "On the Dynamics and Evolution of Gravitational Instability-Dominated Disks", Krumholz, M. R., & Burkert, A. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 724, 895, NASA ADS, source code download

  32. "Testing Models for Molecular Gas Formation in Galaxies: Hydrostatic Pressure or Dust Shielding?", Fumagalli, M., Krumholz, M. R., & Hunt, L. K. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 722, 919, NASA ADS

  33. "Chemical Signatures of the First Star Clusters", Bland-Hawthorn, J., Karlsson, T., Sharma, S., Krumholz, M. R., & Silk, J. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 721, 582, NASA ADS

  34. "Survival of Star-Forming Giant Clumps in High-Redshift Galaxies", Krumholz, M. R., & Dekel, A. 2010, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 406, 112, NASA ADS

  35. "Radiation Feedback, Fragmentation, and the Environmental Dependence of the Initial Mass Function", Krumholz, M. R., Cunningham, A. J., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 713, 1120, NASA ADS

  36. "The Long-Term Evolution of the Galactic Disk Traced by Dissolving Star Clusters", Bland-Hawthorn, J., Krumholz, M. R., & Freeman, K. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 713, 166, NASA ADS

  37. "Stellar Feedback in Molecular Clouds and its Influence on the Mass Function of Young Star Clusters", Fall, S. M., Krumholz, M. R., & Matzner, C. D. 2010, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 710, L142, NASA ADS

  38. "The Atomic-to-Molecular Transition in Galaxies. III. A New Method for Determining the Molecular Content of Primordial and Dusty Clouds", McKee, C. F., & Krumholz, M. R.. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 709, 308, NASA ADS

  39. "On the Role of Disks in the Formation of Stellar Systems: A Numerical Parameter Study of Rapid Accretion", Kratter, K. M., Matzner, C. D., Krumholz, M. R., & Klein, R. I. 2010, Astrophysical Journal, 708, 1585, NASA ADS

  40. "Stellar Kinematics of Young Clusters in Turbulent Hydrodynamic Simulations, Offner, S. S. R., Hansen, C. E., & Krumholz, M. R. 2009, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 704, L124, NASA ADS

  41. "The Dynamics of Radiation Pressure-Dominated HII Regions", Krumholz, M. R., & Matzner, C. D. 2009, Astrophysical Journal, 703, 1352, NASA ADS

  42. "The Effects of Radiative Transfer on Low-Mass Star Formation", Offner, S. S. R., Klein, R. I., McKee, C. F., & Krumholz, M. R. 2009, Astrophysical Journal, 703, 131, NASA ADS

  43. "On the Absence of High Metallicity-High Column Density Damped Lyman Alpha Systems: Molecule Formation in a Two-Phase Interstellar Medium", Krumholz, M. R., Ellison, S. L., Prochaska, J. X., & Tumlinson, J. 2009, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 701, 12, NASA ADS

  44. "The Star Formation Law in Atomic and Molecular Gas", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Tumlinson, J. 2009, Astrophysical Journal, 699, 850, NASA ADS

  45. "Molecular Hydrogen Deficiency in HI-Poor Galaxies and its Implications for Star Formation, Fumagalli, M., Krumholz, M. R., Prochaska, J. X., Gavazzi, G., & Boselli, A. 2009, Astrophysical Journal, 697, 1811, NASA ADS

  46. "The Shapes of Molecular Cloud Cores in Simulations and Observations", Offner, S. S. R., & Krumholz, M. R. 2009, Astrophysical Journal, 693, 914, NASA ADS

  47. "The Atomic to Molecular Transition in Galaxies. II: HI and H2 Column Densities", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Tumlinson, J. 2009, Astrophysical Journal, 693, 216, NASA ADS

  48. "The Formation of Massive Star Systems by Accretion", Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., McKee, C. F., Offner, S. S. R., & Cunningham, A. J. 2009, Science, 323, 754, NASA ADS, Science supplementary information (movie)

  49. "The Atomic to Molecular Transition in Galaxies. I: An Analytic Approximation for Photodissociation Fronts in Finite Clouds", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Tumlinson, J. 2008, Astrophysical Journal, 689, 865, NASA ADS

  50. "The Kinematics of Molecular Cloud Cores in the Presence of Driven and Decaying Turbulence: Comparison with Observations", Offner, S. S. R., Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2008, Astronomical Journal, 136, 404, NASA ADS

  51. "A Minimum Column Density of 1 g cm-2 for Massive Star Formation", Krumholz, M. R. & McKee, C. F. 2008, Nature, 451, 1082, NASA ADS, Nature supplementary information

  52. "Global Models for the Evolution of Embedded, Accreting Protostellar Disks", Kratter, K. M., Matzner, C. D., & Krumholz, M. R. 2008, Astrophysical Journal, 681, 375, NASA ADS

  53. "Magnetohydronamic Evolution of HII Regions in Molecular Clouds: Simulation Methodology, Tests, and Uniform Media", Krumholz, M. R., Stone, J. M., & Gardiner, T. A. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 671, 518, NASA ADS (movie)

  54. "The Relationship Between Molecular Gas Tracers and Kennicutt-Schmidt Laws", Krumholz, M. R. & Thompson, T. A. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 669, 289, NASA ADS, source code download

  55. "Equations and Algorithms for Mixed-frame Flux-limited Diffusion Radiation Hydrodynamics", Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., McKee, C. F., & Bolstad, J. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 667, 626, NASA ADS

  56. "Molecular Line Emission from Massive Protostellar Disks: Predictions for ALMA and the EVLA", Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 665, 478, NASA ADS (movie)

  57. "Mass Transfer in Close, Rapidly Accreting Protobinaries: An Origin for Massive Twins?", Krumholz, M. R. & Thompson, T. A., 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 661, 1034, NASA ADS

  58. "Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of Collapse and Fragmentation in Massive Protostellar Cores", Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 656, 959, NASA ADS (movie)

  59. "Slow Star Formation in Dense Gas: Evidence and Implications", Krumholz, M. R., & Tan, J. C. 2007, Astrophysical Journal, 654, 304, NASA ADS

  60. "The Global Evolution of Giant Molecular Clouds. I: Model Formulation and Quasi-Equilibrium Behavior", Krumholz, M. R., Matzner, C. D., & McKee, C. F. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 653, 361, NASA ADS

  61. "Equilibrium Star Cluster Formation", Tan, J. C., Krumholz, M. R., & McKee, C. F. 2006, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 641, 121, NASA ADS

  62. "Radiation Feedback and Fragmentation in Massive Protostellar Cores", Krumholz, M. R. 2006, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 641, 45, NASA ADS

  63. "Bondi-Hoyle Accretion in a Turbulent Medium", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I. 2006, Astrophysical Journal, 638, 369, NASA ADS (movie)

  64. "The Formation of Stars by Gravitational Collapse Rather Than Competitive Accretion", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I. 2005, Nature, 438, 332, NASA ADS, Nature supplementary information

  65. "A General Theory of Turbulence-Regulated Star Formation, from Spirals to Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxes", Krumholz, M. R. & McKee, C. F. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 630, 250, NASA ADS

  66. "How Protostellar Outflows Help Massive Stars Form", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I. 2004, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 618, 33, NASA ADS

  67. "Bondi Accretion in the Presence of Vorticity", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I. 2005, Astrophysical Journal, 618, 757, NASA ADS

  68. "Embedding Lagrangian Sink Particles in Eulerian Grids", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I.. 2004, Astrophysical Journal, 611, 399, NASA ADS

  69. "Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Cosmic Star Formation Rate", Krumholz, M. R., Thorsett, S. E., & Harrison, F. A. 1998, Astrophysical Journal, 506, L81, NASA ADS

Invited and Review Conference Proceedings

  1. "Star Formation in Molecular Clouds", Krumholz, M. R., 2011, "XVth Special Courses of the National Observatory of Rio de Janeiro", ed. E. Telles, in press, arXiv:1101.5172

  2. "Models for the Formation of Massive Stars", Krumholz, M. R. & Bonnell, I. A. 2009, in "Structure Formation in the Universe", ed. G. Chabrier, in press, arXiv:0712.0828

  3. "Collapse, Fragmentation, and Accretion in Massive Cores", Krumholz, M. R. 2008, in "Massive Star Formation: Observations Confront Theory", eds. H. Beuther, Hendrik Linz, and Thomas Henning, (San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific), 387, 200 NASA ADS

  4. "From Massive Cores to Massive Stars", Krumholz, M. R., 2008, in ``Pathways Through an Eclectic Universe", eds. J. Knapen, T. Mahoney, & A. Vazdekis, (San Francisco: ASP), 390, 16, NASA ADS

  5. "High Mass Star Formation by Gravitational Collapse of Massive Cores", Krumholz, M. R. 2006, in "Massive Star Formation: From Pop III and GRBs to the Milky Way", 2006 Space Telescope Science Institute May Symposium, in press, arXiv:0607429

  6. "Massive Star Formation: A Tale of Two Theories", Krumholz, M. R. 2006, in "New Horizons in Astronomy, Proceedings of the 2005 Frank N. Bash Symposium'', eds. S. Kannappan, S. Redfield, N. Drory, J. Kessler-Silacci, M. Landriau, (San Francisco: ASP), 352, 31, NASA ADS

Contributed Conference Proceedings

  1. "Embedded, Accreting Disks in Massive Star Formation", Kratter, K. M., Matzner, C. D., & Krumholz, M. R. 2008, in "Massive Star Formation: Observations Confront Theory", eds. H. Beuther, Hendrik Linz, and Thomas Henning, (San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific), 387, 262 NASA ADS

  2. "Turbulence, Feedback, and Slow Star Formation", Krumholz, M. R., in "IAU Symposium 237: Triggered Star Formation in a Turbulent Insterstellar Medium", eds. B. G. Elmegreen & J. Palous, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 237, 378, NASA ADS

  3. "Radiation Pressure in Massive Star Formation", Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2005, in "IAU Symposium 227: Massive Star Birth: A Crossroads of Astrophysics", eds. R. Cesaroni, E. Churchwell, M. Felli, & C. M. Walmsley, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 227, 231, NASA ADS

  4. "Embedding Lagrangian Sink Particles in Eulerian Grids", Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I. 2004, in Star Formation in the Interstellar Medium, a workshop in honor of David Hollenbach, Chris McKee, and Frank Shu, eds. F. C. Adams, D. Johnstone, D. N. C. Lin, & E. C. Ostriker, (San Francisco: ASP), 323, 401, NASA ADS

  5. "Realistic Initial Conditions for Star Formation Simulations", Krumholz, M. R., Fisher, R. T., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2003, Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofsica, 15, 138, NASA ADS

  6. "Recent Advances in Collapse and Fragmentation of Turbulent Molecular Cloud Cores", Klein, R. I., Fisher, R. T., Krumholz, M. R., & McKee, C. F. 2003, Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofsica, 15, 92, NASA ADS

  7. "WOMBAT & FORECAST: Making Realistic Maps of the Microwave Sky", Jaffe, A. H., Gawiser, E., Finkbeiner, F., Baker, J. C., Balbi, A., Davis, M., Hanany, S., Holzapfel, W., Krumholz, M. R., Moustakas, L., Robinson, J., Scannapieco, E., Smoot, G F., & Silk, J. 1999, NASA ADS

  8. "Mark IV: A Phase Coherent Observing System for Pulsars", Shrauner, J. A., Stairs, I. H., Dewey, R. J., Krumholz, M. R., Taylor, H. E., Taylor, J. H., & Thorsett. S. E. 1996, in IAU Symposium 160: Pulsars: Problems and Progress, eds. S. Johnson, M. A. Walker, & M. Bailes, (San Francisco: ASP), p. 23, NASA ADS

Publications in the Popular Press
  1. "Astronomy and Its Discontents" (feature article), San Francisco Bay Guardian, March 7, 2001

  2. Reviews of The Neptune File by Tom Standage (April 1, 2001) and Parallax by Alan Hirshfeld (September 1, 2001) in the San Francisco Bay Guardian

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