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astro-ph.GA2021★ 33 cited

A High-Resolution Investigation of the Multi-Phase ISM in a Galaxy during the First Two Billion Years

S. Dye, S. A. Eales, H. L. Gomez +20

We have carried out the first spatially-resolved investigation of the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) at high redshift, using the z=4.24 strongly-lensed sub-millimetre galaxy…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XVII: Determining the 2D Thermal Structure of the HD 163296 Disk

Jenny K. Calahan, Edwin A. Bergin, Ke Zhang +26

Understanding the temperature structure of protoplanetary disks is key to interpreting observations, predicting the physical and chemical evolution of the disk, and modeling planet…

astro-ph.EP2021

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) II: CLEAN Strategies for Synthesizing Images of Molecular Line Emission in Protoplanetary Disks

Ian Czekala, Ryan A. Loomis, Richard Teague +27

The Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales large program (MAPS LP) surveyed the chemical structures of five protoplanetary disks across more than 40 different spectral lines…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 176 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) V: CO gas distributions

Ke Zhang, Alice S. Booth, Charles J. Law +32

Here we present high resolution (15-24 au) observations of CO isotopologue lines from the Molecules with ALMA on Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) ALMA Large Program. Our analysis emplo…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 124 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XIV: Revealing disk substructures in multi-wavelength continuum emission

Anibal Sierra, Laura M. Pérez, Ke Zhang +25

Constraining dust properties of planet-forming disks via high angular resolution observations is fundamental to understanding how solids are trapped in substructures and how dust g…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 46 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XIII: HCO and disk ionization structure

Yuri Aikawa, Gianni Cataldi, Yoshihide Yamato +25

We observed HCO and HCO emission towards the five protoplanetary disks around IM Lup, GM Aur, AS 209, HD 163296, and MWC 480 as part of the MAPS proj…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 3 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS XVIII): Kinematic Substructures in the Disks of HD 163296 and MWC 480

Richard Teague, Jaehan Bae, Yuri Aikawa +24

We explore the dynamical structure of the protoplanetary disks surrounding HD 163296 and MWC 480 as part of the Molecules with ALMA at Planet Forming Scales (MAPS) large program. U…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 143 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) IV: Emission Surfaces and Vertical Distribution of Molecules

Charles J. Law, Richard Teague, Ryan A. Loomis +32

The Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) Large Program provides a unique opportunity to study the vertical distribution of gas, chemistry, and temperature in the pro…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 1 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XII: Inferring the C/O and S/H ratios in Protoplanetary Disks with Sulfur Molecules

Romane Le Gal, Karin I. Öberg, Richard Teague +24

Sulfur-bearing molecules play an important role in prebiotic chemistry and planet habitability. They are also proposed probes of chemical ages, elemental C/O ratio, and grain chemi…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 3 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) VIII: CO Gap in AS 209--Gas Depletion or Chemical Processing?

Felipe Alarcón, Arthur Bosman, Edwin Bergin +22

Emission substructures in gas and dust are common in protoplanetary disks. Such substructures can be linked to planet formation or planets themselves. We explore the observed gas s…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 53 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XI: CN and HCN as Tracers of Photochemistry in Disks

Jennifer B. Bergner, Karin I. Oberg, Viviana V. Guzman +23

UV photochemistry in the surface layers of protoplanetary disks dramatically alters their composition relative to previous stages of star formation. The abundance ratio CN/HCN has…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 288 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) I: Program Overview and Highlights

Karin I. Oberg, Viviana V. Guzman, Catherine Walsh +35

Planets form and obtain their compositions in dust and gas-rich disks around young stars, and the outcome of this process is intimately linked to the disk chemical properties. The…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 3 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XIX. Spiral Arms, a Tail, and Diffuse Structures Traced by CO around the GM Aur Disk

Jane Huang, Edwin A. Bergin, Karin I. Öberg +28

The concentric gaps and rings commonly observed in protoplanetary disks in millimeter continuum emission have lent the impression that planet formation generally proceeds within or…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS). XV. Tracing protoplanetary disk structure within 20 au

Arthur D. Bosman, Edwin A. Bergin, Ryan A. Loomis +25

Constraining the distribution of gas and dust in the inner 20 au of protoplanetary disks is difficult. At the same time, this region is thought to be responsible for most planet fo…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 85 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS). VII. Sub-stellar O/H and C/H and super-stellar C/O in planet feeding gas

Arthur D. Bosman, Felipe Alarcón, Edwin A. Bergin +28

The elemental composition of the gas and dust in a protoplanetary disk influences the compositions of the planets that form in it. We use the Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 39 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) XVI: Characterizing the impact of the molecular wind on the evolution of the HD 163296 system

Alice S. Booth, Benoit Tabone, John D. Ilee +26

During the main phase of evolution of a protoplanetary disk, accretion regulates the inner-disk properties, such as the temperature and mass distribution, and in turn, the physical…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 2 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales. XX. The Massive Disk Around GM Aurigae

Kamber R. Schwarz, Jenny K. Calahan, Ke Zhang +25

Gas mass remains one of the most difficult protoplanetary disk properties to constrain. With much of the protoplanetary disk too cold for the main gas constituent, H2, to emit, alt…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 17 cited

Disk fragmentation in high-mass star formation. High-resolution observations towards AFGL 2591-VLA 3

S. Suri, H. Beuther, C. Gieser +29

Increasing evidence suggests that, similar to their low-mass counterparts, high-mass stars form through a disk-mediated accretion process. At the same time, formation of high-mass…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 14 cited

An unbiased NOEMA 2.6 to 4 mm survey of the GG Tau ring: First detection of CCS in a protoplanetary disk

N. T. Phuong, A. Dutrey, E. Chapillon +13

Molecular line surveys are among the main tools to probe the structure and physical conditions in protoplanetary disks (PPDs), the birthplace of planets. The large radial and verti…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 28 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS). X. Studying deuteration at high angular resolution toward protoplanetary disks

Gianni Cataldi, Yoshihide Yamato, Yuri Aikawa +26

Deuterium fractionation is dependent on various physical and chemical parameters. Thus, the formation location and thermal history of material in the solar system is often studied…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 3 cited

Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) III: Characteristics of Radial Chemical Substructures

Charles J. Law, Ryan A. Loomis, Richard Teague +32

The Molecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) Large Program provides a detailed, high resolution (10-20 au) view of molecular line emission in five protoplanetary…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 148 cited

Stellar structures, molecular gas, and star formation across the PHANGS sample of nearby galaxies

M. Querejeta, E. Schinnerer, S. Meidt +32

We identify stellar structures in the PHANGS sample of 74 nearby galaxies and construct morphological masks of sub-galactic environments based on Spitzer 3.6 micron images. At the…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 37 cited

Massive compact disks around FU Orionis-type young eruptive stars revealed by ALMA

Á. Kóspál, F. Cruz-Sáenz de Miera, J. A. White +14

FU Orionis-type objects (FUors) are low-mass pre-main sequence stars undergoing a temporary, but significant increase of mass accretion rate from the circumstellar disk onto the pr…

astro-ph.GA2021

Exploring the 100 au Scale Structure of the Protobinary System NGC 2264 CMM3 with ALMA

Yoshiki Shibayama, Yoshimasa Watanabe, Yoko Oya +8

We have observed the young protostellar system NGC 2264 CMM3 in the 1.3 mm and 2.0 mm bands at a resolution of about 0.1 (70 au) with ALMA. The structures of two distinct compon…