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most citedThe first detection of cosmic-ray excited H in interstellar space

6 citations · 15 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

First detection of C2H+ in the interstellar medium

Arshia M. Jacob, Karl M. Menten, Sandra Brünken +10

Despite the detection of nearly 350 molecules in the interstellar medium, almost half of which are carbon chains, the pathways that build molecular complexity remain poorly underst…

astro-ph.GA2026

Cosmic Rulers: Masers as Tools for Probing Structure in the Galaxy and Beyond, from AU to kpc

Kazi L. J. Rygl, Anna Bartkiewicz, Olga Bayandina +9

Maser emission provides an unique window into astronomical sources across vast spatial scales - from tens to hundreds of astronomical units around protostars and evolved stars up t…

astro-ph.SR2026

Chemical Complexity in the Early Stages of Star Formation in the SKAO Era

Eleonora Bianchi, Mathilde Bouvier, Claudio Codella +44

About 350 molecules have been identified in the interstellar medium (ISM), including complex molecules relevant to prebiotic chemistry. A remarkable level of molecular diversity ha…

astro-ph.GA2026

Spectroscopic surveys with the SKA probing the ionized and molecular Milky Way

A. Karska, J. R. Dawson, A. M. Jacob +12

Radio spectroscopic surveys provide us with a comprehensive picture of the Milky Way across many physical and chemical regimes. Spectral lines primarily probe the multi-phase gaseo…

astro-ph.GA2026

Measuring Magnetic Field Strengths in Galactic Star-forming Regions via the Zeeman Effect with the SKA

Tyler L. Bourke, Tao-Chung Ching, Laura Fissel +14

Magnetic fields thread the interstellar medium from the largest to the smallest scales and play an important role in molecular cloud evolution and star formation. Quantifying this…

astro-ph.GA2026

Molecular cloud dispersal traced by the ionized carbon 158 micron line

L. Bonne, N. Schneider, S. Dannhauer +14

Feedback from massive stars in the form of radiation and winds impacts the associated host molecular cloud. Feedback can disperse cloud material and lead to the destruction of the…

physics.atm-clus2026

Hyperfine-Resolved Rovibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy of OH ()

Weslley G. D. P. Silva, Lea Schneider, Urs U. Graf +6

The OH () radical cation has been investigated by combining a 4 K 22-pole ion trap apparatus with high-resolution IR and THz radiation sources. Applying different type…

astro-ph.GA2025

FIRESTORM I: Stellar Feedback and Gas Kinematics in the Evolved W40 Hub-Filament System

Ming-Kang Lim, Ram K. Yadav, L. K. Dewangan +12

The FIRESTORM project--Feedback-Induced Regions and Emission from Star-forming Tracers of ObseRvable Molecular Gas--has targeted four star-forming regions to quantify the impact of…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 1 cited

APEX survey of interstellar HCl: Cl/Cl isotopic ratios in dense cores and outflows

Lennart M. Böhm, Arshia M. Jacob, Friedrich Wyrowski +3

Despite being only the 19th most abundant element in the interstellar medium, chlorine's reactivity and volatility give rise to a unique interstellar chemistry, favouring the forma…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

The evolution of CH in Planck Galactic Cold Clumps

Gan Luo, Arshia M. Jacob, Marco Padovani +6

Methylidyne (CH) has long been considered a reliable tracer of molecular gas in the low-to-intermediate extinction range. Although extended CH 3.3 GHz emission is commonly observed…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 6 cited

The first detection of cosmic-ray excited H in interstellar space

Shmuel Bialy, Amit Chemke, David A. Neufeld +12

Stars and planets form within cold, dark molecular clouds. In these dense regions, where starlight cannot penetrate, cosmic rays (CRs) are the dominant source of ionization -- driv…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 3 cited

Revisiting rotationally excited CH at radio wavelengths: A case study towards W51

Arshia M. Jacob, Meera Nandakumar, Nirupam Roy +7

Ever since they were first detected in the interstellar medium, the radio wavelength (3.3 GHz) hyperfine-structure splitting transitions in the rotational ground state of CH have b…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

First detection of CF in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Yan Gong, Karl M. Menten, Arshia M. Jacob +2

CF has been established as a valuable diagnostic tool for investigating photo-dissociation regions (PDRs) and fluorine abundances in the Milky Way. However, its role in extra…

astro-ph.GA2023

Small Molecules, Big Impact: A tale of hydrides past, present, and future

Arshia Maria Jacob

Formed at an early stage of gas-phase ion-molecule chemistry, hydrides -- molecules containing a heavy element covalently bonded to one or more hydrogen atoms -- play an important…