5 papers
H3+ in irradiated protoplanetary disks: Linking far-ultraviolet radiation and water vapor
Javier R. Goicoechea, Octavio Roncero, Evelyne Roueff +3
The likely JWST detection of vibrationally excited H3+ emission in Orion's irradiated disk system d203-506 raises the important question of whether cosmic-ray ionization is enhance…
PDRs4All XVI. Tracing aromatic infrared band characteristics in photodissociation region spectra with PAHFIT in the JWST era
Dries Van De Putte, Els Peeters, Karl D. Gordon +13
Photodissociation regions (PDRs) exhibit emission between 3-20 um known as the Aromatic Infrared Bands (AIBs), originating from small carbonaceous species such as polycyclic aromat…
Solar C/O ratio in planet-forming gas at 1 au in a highly irradiated disk
Ilane Schroetter, Olivier Berné, Emeric Bron +18
The chemical composition of exoplanets is thought to be influenced by the composition of the disks in which they form. JWST observations have unveiled a variety of species in numer…
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…
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…