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astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Properties of Hot Molecular Fragments in the Massive Protocluster IRAS 17233-3606

Li Chen, Sheng-Li Qin, Dongting Yang +29

To investigate the physical mechanisms of fragmentation within the hot molecular core of the massive protocluster IRAS 17233-3606 (G351.78-0.54), we carried out a detailed analysis…

astro-ph.GA2026

What's Missing in AGN Feedback? Lessons learnt from Magneticum, IllustrisTNG and Simba

D. T. Mazengo, P. Popesso, I. Marini +20

Accurately balancing gas reservoirs, star formation, and feedback across cosmic time remains a central challenge for galaxy formation models in modern hydrodynamical simulations. W…

astro-ph.GA2026

SMGPS: A study of Galactic HII regions with extended morphology

Athanaseus J. T. Ramaila, Mark A. Thompson, Oleg M. Smirnov +7

We present a study of ionised hydrogen () regions in the Galactic Plane using data from the SARAO MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey (SMGPS). The SMPG…

astro-ph.GA2026

Determination of kinematic distances of WISE & SMGPS H II regions in the Galactic plane using SEDIGISM cloud association

Moses Langa, Mark Thompson, Andrew Rigby +7

One of the fundamental requirements for studying and understanding Galactic structure and massive star formation is accurate distances to H II regions. However, most distance assig…

astro-ph.HE2026

A search for Fast Radio Bursts from globular clusters in M49 with FAST

Simon C. -C. Ho, Chris Flynn, Matthew Bailes +7

The origins of fast radio bursts (FRBs) remain uncertain, although magnetars are a leading progenitor candidate. Because magnetars are thought to form primarily through core-collap…

astro-ph.HE2026

Gamma-Ray Constraints on Heavy Axion-Like-Particle Decays from Fermi-LAT and H.E.S.S. Blazar Spectra

A. Acharyya, F. Aharonian, M. Backes +117

The propagation of very-high-energy (VHE; GeV) gamma rays from extragalactic sources is affected by interactions with photons of the extragalactic background light (…

astro-ph.GA2026

Discovery of a Compact Hub-Filament System in G286.21+0.17 with JWST and ALMA: Insights into Protocluster Formation and Competitive Accretion

L. K. Dewangan, N. K. Bhadari, Ram K. Yadav +17

We present a multi-wavelength study of the massive protocluster G286.21+0.17 (G286) using \emph{JWST} near-infrared (NIR) imaging and ALMA HCO(1--0) observations. The…

astro-ph.HE2026

Search for long-term variability of HESS J1745-290

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Acharyya +116

At the center of our Galaxy lies the bright γ-ray point-like source HESS J1745-290, which is compatible in position with Sgr A star, although an association between the two remains…

astro-ph.HE2026

H.E.S.S. observations of composite Seyfert-starburst galaxies

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, A. Acharyya, F. Aharonian +119

Context: Composite galaxies that contain both Seyfert and starburst components may produce very high-energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma-ray emission at a wide range of spatial scales, fr…

astro-ph.HE2026

The second H.E.S.S. gamma-ray burst catalogue: 15 years of observations with the H.E.S.S. telescopes

A. Acharyya, F. Aharonian, C. Arcaro +143

Recent observational efforts using imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) have led to firm detections of very-high-energy (VHE) signals from bright gamma-ray bursts (GRBs…

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Evidence of an Explosive Molecular Outflow in IRAS 15520--5234

Ariful Hoque, Tapas Baug, Estrella Guzman +25

We present a study of the massive protocluster IRAS 155205234, which displays evidence of an explosive molecular outflow that unleashed a kinetic energy of at least 10 er…

astro-ph.HE2026

Scrutinizing the 2020 multiwavelength outburst of PKS 0903-57 through observations with H.E.S.S

A. Acharyya, F. Aharonian, F. Ait Benkhali +138

The blazar PKS 0903-57 has recently been classified as a flat spectrum radio quasar at a redshift of . In March and April 2020, Fermi-LAT and AGILE reported tremendous ac…

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Investigating Thermal Feedback of Massive Protostars in Hot Molecular Cores

Dezhao Meng, Tie Liu, Jarken Esimbek +33

We identify a sample of 83 spatially resolved hot molecular cores (HMCs) in the QUARKS survey, aiming at investigating thermal feedback from massive stars. Using CHCN\,(12--11)…

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Discovery of Superfine Dusty Fibrils inside Massive Star-forming Clumps

Yan-Kun Zhang, Tie Liu, Wenyu Jiao +35

We report the discovery of more than 320 superfine dusty filamentary structures (fibrils) inside 121 massive star forming clumps that are located in widely different Galactic envir…

astro-ph.HE2026

A MeerKAT search for persistent radio sources towards twenty-five localised Fast Radio Bursts

Lebogang L. Mfulwane, James O. Chibueze, Thulo P. Letsele +17

The discovery of persistent radio sources (PRSs) associated with repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) has shed light on the immediate environments and possible progenitors of these F…

astro-ph.SR2026

First Detailed MeerKAT Imaging Spectroscopy of a Solar Flare

Yingjie Luo, Eduard P. Kontar, Roelf Du Toit Strauss +5

Radio observations provide powerful diagnostics of energy release, particle acceleration, and transport processes in solar flares. However, despite recent progress in radio interfe…

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-ATOMS survey: Methanol emission in a large sample of hot molecular cores

Jiahang Zou, Tie Liu, Sheng-Li Qin +26

Methanol (CHOH) is a key complex organic molecule (COM) in the interstellar medium, widely used as a tracer of dense gas and hot molecular cores (HMCs). Using high-resolution…

astro-ph.HE2025

Search for persistent radio emission towards selected localised Fast Radio Burst positions using the MeerKAT Telescope

Thulo Letsele, Lebogang Mfulwane, Christo Venter +2

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-duration radio pulses originating from cosmological distances, as indicated by their large dispersion measures. While numerous FRBs have no…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

H II regions and supernova remnants associated with molecular clouds: A pilot study with the SARAO MeerKAT Galactic Plane Survey

Moses O. Langa, Mark A. Thompson, Andrew J. Rigby +5

Massive stars (mass beyond 8 solMass) release vast amounts of energy into the interstellar medium through their stellar winds, photoionising radiation and supernova explosions. The…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Evidence of a candidate high-mass prestellar core aside a bright-rimmed cloud IRAS 18290-0924

Dongting Yang, Hong-Li Liu, Shengli Qin +32

Although frequently reported in observations, the definitive confirmation of high-mass prestellar cores has remained elusive, presenting a persistent challenge in star formation st…

astro-ph.GA2025

Investigating star formation scenarios in the Milky Way using YSO distributions -- A pilot study

Annarien G. Headley, James O. Chibueze

We investigated the distributions of classified young stellar object (YSO) in nine star-forming regions associated with Hii regions, namely Sh2-22, Sh2-19, Sh2-17, M16, M8, IC5070,…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-QUARKS survey: Hot Molecular Cores are a long-standing phenomenon in the evolution of massive protostars

Dezhao Meng, Tie Liu, Jarken Esimbek +34

We present an analysis of the QUARKS survey sample, focusing on protoclusters where Hot Molecular Cores (HMCs, traced by CH3CN(12--11)) and UC HII regions (traced by H30α/H40α) coe…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 7 cited

A misaligned protostellar disk fed by gas streamers in a barred spiral-like massive dense core

Xiaofeng Mai, Tie Liu, Xunchuan Liu +42

High-mass stars, born in massive dense cores (MDCs), profoundly impact the cosmic ecosystem through feedback processes and metal enrichment, yet little is known about how MDCs asse…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: III. Clump-to-core fragmentation and search for high-mass starless cores

Dongting Yang, Hong-Li Liu, Tie Liu +43

The Querying Underlying mechanisms of massive star formation with ALMA-Resolved gas Kinematics and Structures (QUARKS) survey observed 139 infrared-bright (IR-bright) massive proto…