10 papers
High C/C isotopic ratios toward G+0.693-0.027: evidence for gas inflow to the Central Molecular Zone
L. Colzi, O. Sipilä, I. Jiménez-Serra +4
Isotopic ratios are key tracers of Galactic chemical evolution because different isotopes are synthesized through distinct stellar nucleosynthesis processes. While the C/$^{…
Tracing the sulfur depletion in starless and pre-stellar cores
L. Schöller, S. Spezzano, O. Sipilä +4
Sulfur is one of the most abundant elements in the Universe, yet the sulfur budget inferred from the observed sulfur-bearing molecules in dense cores is significantly lower than ex…
Modeling the UV-photon irradiation of CS-bearing ices in the laboratory with the pyRate gas-grain astrochemical code. New insights into the missing sulfur problem
O. Sipilä, R. MartÃn-Doménech, W. Riedel +4
Observations indicate that the total abundance of S-bearing species in dense clouds is orders of magnitude lower than the cosmic sulfur abundance. Addressing this "missing sulfur p…
A 3D physico-chemical model of a pre-stellar core. II. Dynamic chemical evolution in a pre-stellar core model using tracer particles
S. S. Jensen, S. Spezzano, P. Caselli +3
This work explores the differences between static and dynamically evolving physico-chemical models of pre-stellar cores. A 3D MHD model of a pre-stellar core embedded in a dynamic…
Deuteration of HC3N and CH3CCH in the pre-stellar core L1544
K. Giers, S. Spezzano, Y. Lin +2
Deuterated molecules are a useful diagnostic tool to probe the evolution and the kinematics in the earliest stages of star formation. Due to the low temperatures and high densities…
Hunting pre-stellar cores with APEX: overview
P. Caselli, S. Spezzano, E. Redaelli +8
[Abridged] Pre-stellar cores are centrally concentrated starless cores on the verge of star formation and they represent the initial conditions for star and planet forma…