9 papers
Unveiling Complex Chemistry in Planet-forming Disks with the SKAO
Linda Podio, Lisa Giani, Catherine Walsh +38
The chemical composition of planets is inherited from that of the natal protoplanetary disk at the time of planet formation. In recent years, we have made huge progress in characte…
Jets and Outflows in Young Stellar Objects with the SKAO
Giovanni Sabatini, Gemma Busquet, Carlos Carrasco-González +48
Jets and outflows are ubiquitous phenomena associated with the formation of young stellar objects (YSOs). They play a crucial role in removing angular momentum from the accreting s…
Resolving the smallest scales of massive star formation: A case for next-generation thermal-infrared interferometers
Emma Bordier, Evgenia Koumpia, Lucas Labadie +3
This white paper was submitted to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) as part of the "Expanding horizons: transforming astronomy in the 2040s" call. Understanding how massive s…
Class I CH3OH Maser Emission from Bar-Driven Inflow Colliding with the Central Molecular Zone
V. S. Veena, W. -J. Kim, P. Schilke +9
The Central Molecular Zone of the Milky Way is shaped by the interplay of bar-driven inflows, shocks, and star formation. At Galactic longitude l=1.3, gas inflowing along the near-…
Physical characterization and modeling of candidate Hyper-Compact HII Regions
I. T. RodrÃguez-Esnard, S. Kurtz, J. D. Pandian +4
Hypercompact HII regions (HC) are regions of ionized gas associated with the early stages of high-mass star formation. With the aim of better understanding their characteristics, w…
CHEMOUT: CHEMical complexity in star-forming regions of the OUTer Galaxy. V. Chemical composition gradients as a function of the galactocentric radius
D. Gigli, F. Fontani, L. Colzi +4
The outer Galaxy is characterized by a lower metallicity than regions near the Sun, suggesting differences in the formation and survival of molecules in star-forming regions. To un…