3 papers
astro-ph.EP2026
Molecular diagnostics for the mid-infrared emission of planet-forming disks. Carbon and oxygen elemental abundances
Aditya M. Arabhavi, Inga Kamp, Ewine F. van Dishoeck +8
Mid-infrared observations of planet-forming disks reveal a wide diversity in molecular spectra. Carbon and oxygen abundances play a central role in setting the chemical environment…
gr-qc2025
SMBH shadows: gravity fingerprints revealed by spectral line background radiation
Konstantinos Kostaros, Padelis Papadopoulos, Wing-Fai Thi +1
SMBHs at the centers of galaxies, illuminated by their accretion disks, can reveal valuable information on BH spacetimes via their shadows, which can be used for strong-gravity tes…
gr-qc2025
An Einstein ring fingerprint around SMBHs illuminated by BLR spectral lines
Konstantinos Kostaros, George Pappas, Padelis Papadopoulos +1
The continuum emission from the hot and ionized inner regions of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) accretion disk that is strongly lensed by the light-ring (i.e., the unstable photo…