Deconvolved Spitzer images of 89 protostars

Spitzer provides unprecedented sensitivity in the infrared to study both the jet and outflow features, however, its spatial resolution is limited by its 0.85 m mirror.

Here, we use a high-resolution deconvolution algorithm, "HiRes," to improve the visualization of spatial morphology by enhancing resolution (to subarcsecond levels in the IRAC bands) and removing the contaminating side lobes from bright sources in a sample of 89 protostellar objects. These reprocessed images are useful for detecting (1) wide-angle outflows seen in scattered light, (2) morphological details of H_2_ emission in jets and bow shocks, and (3) compact features in MIPS 24 {mu}m images as protostar/disk and atomic/ionic line emission associated with the jets.