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most citedPDRs4All IV. An embarrassment of riches: Aromatic infrared bands in the Orion Bar

115 citations · 425 across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

H2 emission in the Orion Bar, NGC7023 and the Horsehead Nebula observed with the James Webb Space Telescope

M. Zannese, A. Sidhu, A. Guerras +25

Molecular hydrogen (H2), the most abundant molecule in the interstellar medium, is a handy tool to study Photodissociation Regions. The JWST, with its high spatial resolution, sens…

astro-ph.GA2026

Searching for the elusive CH2+ with the James Webb Space Telescope. Another carbocation to constrain astrochemical networks

M. Zannese, L. H. Coudert, E. Dartois +14

Carbocations are key species in interstellar chemistry, providing entry points for building larger hydrocarbons. CH+, and more recently, CH3+, have been detected. Other carbocation…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 3 cited

PDRs4All: XVIII. The evolution of the PAH ionisation and PAH size distribution across the Orion Bar

Alexandros Maragkoudakis, Christiaan Boersma, Els Peeters +25

We investigate the evolution of the PAH population's charge state and size across key physical zones in the Orion Bar, which include the HII region, the atomic PDR (APDR), and thre…

astro-ph.GA2025

JWST observations of photodissociation regions III. Dust modelling at the illuminated edge of the Horsehead PDR

M. Elyajouri, A. Abergel, N. Ysard +19

Carbonaceous nano-grains are a significant component of interstellar dust and dominate the mid-infrared emission of photodissociation regions (PDRs). We study the evolution of nano…

astro-ph.GA2025

JWST observations of photodissociation regions: II. Warm molecular Hydrogen spectroscopy in the Horsehead nebula

M. Zannese, P. Guillard, A. Abergel +16

H2 is the most abundant molecule in the interstellar medium and is a useful tool to study photodissociation regions, where radiative feedback from massive stars on molecular clouds…

astro-ph.GA2025

PDRs4All XIX. The 6 to 9 m region as a probe of PAH charge and size in the Orion Bar

Baria Khan, Samuel A. Daza Rodriguez, Els Peeters +24

Infrared emission from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) play a major role in determining the charge balance of their host environments that include photo-dissociation region…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 15 cited

PDRs4All. XII. FUV-driven formation of hydrocarbon radicals and their relation with PAHs

J. R. Goicoechea, J. Pety, S. Cuadrado +25

We present subarcsecond-resolution ALMA mosaics of the Orion Bar PDR in [CI] 609um, C2H (4-3), and C18O (3-2) emission lines complemented by JWST images of H2 and aromatic infrared…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 18 cited

PDRs4All XI. Detection of infrared CH and CH rovibrational emission in the Orion Bar and disk d203-506: evidence of chemical pumping

Marion Zannese, Benoît Tabone, Emilie Habart +20

The methylidyne cation (CH) and the methyl cation (CH) are building blocks of organic molecules, yet their coupled formation and excitation mechanisms remain mainly unpro…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 9 cited

PDRs4All XIII. Empirical prescriptions for the interpretation of JWST imaging observations of star-forming regions

Ryan Chown, Yoko Okada, Els Peeters +17

(Abridged) JWST continues to deliver incredibly detailed infrared (IR) images of star forming regions in the Milky Way and beyond. IR emission from star-forming regions is very spe…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 16 cited

PDRs4All. X. ALMA and JWST detection of neutral carbon in the externally irradiated disk d203-506: Undepleted gas-phase carbon

Javier R. Goicoechea, J. Le Bourlot, J. H. Black +26

The gas-phase abundance of carbon, x_C = C/H, and its depletion factors are essential parameters for understanding the gas and solid compositions that are ultimately incorporated i…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 11 cited

JWST observations of the Horsehead photon-dominated region I. First results from multi-band near- and mid-infrared imaging

A. Abergel, K. Misselt, K. D. Gordon +14

The JWST has captured the sharpest IR images ever taken of the Horsehead nebula, a prototypical moderately irradiated PDR that is fully representative of most of the UV-illuminated…

astro-ph.GA2024

PDRs4All VIII: Mid-IR emission line inventory of the Orion Bar

Dries Van De Putte, Raphael Meshaka, Boris Trahin +135

Mid-infrared emission features probe the properties of ionized gas, and hot or warm molecular gas. The Orion Bar is a frequently studied photodissociation region (PDR) containing l…

astro-ph.GA2024

PDRs4All IX. Sulfur elemental abundance in the Orion Bar

Asunción Fuente, Evelyne Roueff, Franck Le Petit +31

One of the main problems in astrochemistry is determining the amount of sulfur in volatiles and refractories in the interstellar medium. The detection of the main sulfur reservoirs…

astro-ph.GA2024

A far-ultraviolet-driven photoevaporation flow observed in a protoplanetary disk

Olivier Berné, Emilie Habart, Els Peeters +143

Most low-mass stars form in stellar clusters that also contain massive stars, which are sources of far-ultraviolet (FUV) radiation. Theoretical models predict that this FUV radiati…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 90 cited

Formation of the Methyl Cation by Photochemistry in a Protoplanetary Disk

Olivier Berné, Marie-Aline Martin-Drumel, Ilane Schroetter +53

Forty years ago it was proposed that gas phase organic chemistry in the interstellar medium was initiated by the methyl cation CH3+, but hitherto it has not been observed outside t…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 9 cited

PDRs4All. V. Modelling the dust evolution across the illuminated edge of the Orion Bar

M. Elyajouri, N. Ysard, A. Abergel +31

We study the emission of dust grains within the Orion Bar - a well-known, highly far-UV (FUV)-irradiated PDR. The Orion Bar because of its edge-on geometry provides an exceptional…

astro-ph.EP2023

OH as a probe of the warm water cycle in planet-forming disks

Marion Zannese, Benoît Tabone, Emilie Habart +52

Water is a key ingredient for the emergence of life as we know it. Yet, its destruction and reformation in space remains unprobed in warm gas. Here, we detect the hydroxyl radical…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 92 cited

PDRs4All III: JWST's NIR spectroscopic view of the Orion Bar

Els Peeters, Emilie Habart, Olivier Berne +135

(Abridged) We investigate the impact of radiative feedback from massive stars on their natal cloud and focus on the transition from the HII region to the atomic PDR (crossing the i…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 115 cited

PDRs4All IV. An embarrassment of riches: Aromatic infrared bands in the Orion Bar

Ryan Chown, Ameek Sidhu, Els Peeters +136

(Abridged) Mid-infrared observations of photodissociation regions (PDRs) are dominated by strong emission features called aromatic infrared bands (AIBs). The most prominent AIBs ar…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 47 cited

PDRs4All II: JWST's NIR and MIR imaging view of the Orion Nebula

Emilie Habart, Els Peeters, Olivier Berné +139

The JWST has captured the most detailed and sharpest infrared images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula, the nearest massive star formation region, and a prototypic…