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20082026
most citedThe physical and chemical structure of Sagittarius B2, I. Three-dimensional thermal dust and free-free continuum modeling on 100 au to 45 pc scales

154 citations · 870 across the 52 of their papers we have counts for

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60 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

The Magnetized Universe: From planet-forming disks to the high-redshift universe

Josep M Girart, Gary Fuller, Wouter Vlemmings +32

The interstellar medium (ISM) is magnetized at all scales and phases in our Galaxy and other galaxies across the Universe. Spectro-polarimetric millimetre observations are essentia…

astro-ph.IM2026

Chemical Demographics of Star-forming Regions

Maria N. Drozdovskaya, Timea Csengeri, Maria Teresa Beltrán +35

Our understanding of complex organic chemistry during the formation of stars and planets is shaped by a handful of cherry-picked sources with bright molecular emission lines. This…

astro-ph.IM2026

Bridging the gap between stars and planets

Aina Palau, Dimitris Stamatellos, Matthew Bate +58

The formation mechanisms of brown dwarfs (BDs) and free-floating planets (FFPs) are poorly constrained. The two main competing scenarios include the star-like scenario, where these…

astro-ph.IM2026

Star Formation across the Galaxy

Alvaro Sanchez-Monge, Henrik Beuther, Maryvonne Gerin +41

Star formation is both a multi-scale and highly dynamic process. It is regulated by the combination of gravity, turbulence, feedback and magnetic fields, which connect more than si…

astro-ph.IM2026

Frontiers of chemical complexity in the interstellar medium: unveiling the cosmic origins of life

Víctor M. Rivilla, Miguel Sanz-Novo, Maite Beltrán +33

The interstellar medium (ISM) contains a rich molecular inventory that provides a unique window into the chemistry operating during star and planet formation and its connection to…

astro-ph.IM2026

From local chemistry to galactic evolution: unlocking the power of interstellar isotopes with ALMA2040

Laura Colzi, Hayley A. Bunn, Víctor M. Rivilla +29

Molecular isotopic ratios provide a unique window into the chemical evolution of the interstellar medium, linking stellar nucleosynthesis and Galactic chemical evolution to the phy…

astro-ph.IM2026

Unveiling star formation at sub-solar metallicity with ALMA2040

Francesco Fontani, Frédérique Motte, Maria T. Beltrán +9

A fundamental question in astrophysics is whether the processes governing star formation are universal or depend on the physical conditions of their local galactic environment. The…

astro-ph.GA2026

Tentative Detection of FeS toward Orion SrcI

Aitana Tasa-Chaveli, Holger S. P. Müller, Álvaro Sánchez-Monge +3

Iron sulfide (FeS) is a key refractory compound in astrophysical environments. It is commonly found in meteorites and evidence of FeS has only been reported in solid form in a prot…

astro-ph.GA2026

The 10-15 GHz radio continuum survey of the Galactic Plane with SKAO

A. Traficante, C. Mininni, F. Cavallaro +63

Star formation emerges from the complex interplay between gravity, turbulence, magnetic fields, and stellar feedback, all of which vary across spatial scales and Galactic environme…

astro-ph.GA2026

The Impact and Environment of Massive Stars and Stellar Clusters

Loren Anderson, Jagadheep D. Pandian, Jyotirmoy Dey +10

Massive stars and stellar clusters shape galactic evolution through powerful feedback mechanisms including radiation pressure, photoionization, stellar winds, and cosmic ray accele…

astro-ph.GA2026

HyGAL: Characterizing the Galactic ISM with observations of hydrides and other small molecules. III. The absorption lines of [O I], CH, and OH

W. -J. Kim, A. M. Jacob, D. A. Neufeld +17

The HyGAL Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) legacy program aims at characterizing the interstellar medium in the Milky Way using hydrides, [C II], and [O I]…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALMAGAL VIII. Early phases of triggered star formation in source AG286.07161.8229

C. Mininni, S. Molinari, W. J. Kim +50

Several theoretical and observational studies have shown that new waves of triggered star-formation can be induced by the feedback from newly formed massive protostars, due to the…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALMA Central molecular zone Exploration Survey (ACES) V: CS(2-1), SO(2_3-1_2), CH3CHO(5_1,4-4_1,3), HC3N(11-10), and H40a lines data

Pei-Ying Hsieh, Daniel L. Walker, Adam Ginsburg +59

We present data from the ALMA Central Molecular Zone Exploration Survey (ACES) Large Program, which provides broad spectral-line and 3 mm continuum coverage of the Central Molecula…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALMA Central Molecular Zone Exploration Survey (ACES) I: Overview

Steven N. Longmore, John Bally, Ashley T. Barnes +95

The mass flows and energy cycles within the inner regions of galaxies exert a powerful influence on the evolution of the galaxy population. The centre of the Milky Way is the only…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALMA Central molecular zone Exploration Survey (ACES) III: Molecular line data reduction and HNCO and HCO data

Daniel L. Walker, Adam Ginsburg, Ashley T. Barnes +64

The ALMA Central molecular zone Exploration Survey (ACES) large program has observed the inner ~ 200 pc of the Milky Way at 3 mm (Band 3) using ALMA's 12m, 7m, and Total Power arra…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALMA Central Molecular Zone Exploration Survey (ACES) II: 3mm continuum images

Adam Ginsburg, Daniel L. Walker, Ashley T. Barnes +69

The ALMA Central Molecular Zone Exploration Survey, ACES, has mapped square arcminutes at 3 mm toward the center of our Galaxy. ACES provides the first large-scale, h…

astro-ph.GA2026

ALMA Central molecular zone Exploration Survey (ACES) VI: ALMA Large Program Reveals a Highly Filamentary Central Molecular Zone

Cara Battersby, Miriam G. Santa-Maria, Dani Lipman +44

The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way is the way station that primarily controls how much gas flows from the disk of the Galaxy towards the central nucleus. While this…

astro-ph.GA2026

Unveiling the 3D structure of the central molecular zone from stellar kinematics and photometry: The 50 and 20 km/s clouds

Francisco Nogueras-Lara, Ashley T. Barnes, Jonathan D. Henshaw +25

The central molecular zone (CMZ), surrounding the Galactic centre, is the largest reservoir of dense molecular gas in the Galaxy. Despite its relative proximity, the 3D structure o…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

A quest for sulfur-bearing refractory species. Identification of CaS in the interstellar medium

A. Tasa-Chaveli, Á. Sánchez-Monge, A. Fuente +10

The recent detection of refractory molecules in massive star-forming regions provides a means of probing the innermost regions of disks around massive stars. These detections also…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

The GUAPOS project. VI: the chemical inventory of shocked gas

Á. López-Gallifa, V. M. Rivilla, M. T. Beltrán +8

The study of the chemical composition of star-forming regions is key to understanding the chemical ingredients available during the formation of planetary systems. Because the chem…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

Chemical templates of the Central Molecular Zone. Shock and protostellar object signatures under Galactic Center conditions

Katarzyna M. Dutkowska, Gijs Vermariën, Serena Viti +21

(Abridged) The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way exhibits extreme conditions, including high gas densities, elevated temperatures, enhanced cosmic-ray ionization rates,…

astro-ph.GA2025

Circum-nuclear eccentric gas flow in the Galactic Center revealed by ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey (ACES)

Yoshiaki Sofue, Tomoharu Oka, Steven N. Longmore +41

We analyze the CS (J=2-1) line cube from the internal data release obtained by the large-scale program "ALMA CMZ Exploration Survey (ACES)" to investigate the kinematic structure o…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

The sulfur plume in the Horsehead nebula: New detections of SH, SH, and CO

Asunción Fuente, Gisela Esplugues, Pablo Rivière-Marichalar +13

Sulfur is essential for life, but its abundance and distribution in the interstellar medium remain uncertain, with over 90% of sulfur undetected in cold molecular clouds. Sulfur al…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 9 cited

ALMAGAL IV. Morphological comparison of molecular and thermal dust emission using the histogram of oriented gradients (HOG) method

C. Mininni, S. Molinari, J. D. Soler +46

The study of molecular line emission is crucial to unveil the kinematics and the physical conditions of gas in star-forming regions. Our aim is to quantify the reliability of using…