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most citedMolecules with ALMA at Planet-forming Scales (MAPS) I: Program Overview and Highlights

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75 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

FAUST XXXII. Chemically layered structures and ionisation in the disk and envelope of NGC 1333 IRAS 4C

Shota Notsu, Nami Sakai, Yichen Zhang +71

Recent molecular line observations with high spatial resolutions have revealed vertical chemical stratification in Class I/II disks (i.e. chemical composition changing with height…

astro-ph.EP2026

The ALMA View of the Edge-on Gomez's Hamburger System: A Highly-Dynamic, Asymmetric Protoplanetary Disk Reveals the Earliest Phases of Giant Planet Formation

Charles J. Law, Jensen Lawrence, Richard Teague +18

Chemical tracers provide some of the strongest observational signatures of ongoing planet formation and localized dynamical perturbations in protoplanetary disks. In particular, su…

astro-ph.EP2026

SMA Observations Reveal Abundant HNC Chemistry in Transition Disks

Kyle Gresko, Charles J. Law, Deryl E. Long +8

The physical and chemical conditions of protoplanetary disks shape the properties of nascent planetary systems. The line ratios and relative abundances of the HCN-HNC isomer pair a…

astro-ph.SR2026

First Detection of HC5N in a Class II Disk around TW Hya

Steven C. Wampler, Ryan A. Loomis, Amina Diop +9

Over the last decade of ALMA's operation the molecular inventory of protoplanetary disks has expanded rapidly, revealing a diverse set of nitrogen-bearing organics and carbon-chain…

astro-ph.EP2026

An SMA Molecular Inventory of the Edge-on Protoplanetary Disk Gomez's Hamburger

Erin M. Cusson, Lisa Wölfer, Richard Teague +10

Gomez's Hamburger (IRAS 18059-3211, GoHam) is a massive, edge-on protoplanetary disk that is potentially gravitationally unstable and hosts an overdensity that may be the site of a…

astro-ph.EP2026

Compact Hydrogen Sulfide Emission Indicates Sulfur-bearing Ice Sublimation in the Inner Disk of HD 163296

Yoshihide Yamato, Yuri Aikawa, Kenji Furuya +8

The sulfur chemistry in protoplanetary disks directly affects the composition and potential habitability of nascent planets, but its volatile inventory remains highly uncertain. He…

astro-ph.EP2026

Ortho-Para Chemistry of H2CO in the Protoplanetary Disk TW Hya

M. Gaillard, A. Faure, P. Hily-Blant +4

The spatial distribution of the chemical reservoirs in protoplanetary disks is key to elucidate the composition of planets, especially habitable ones. However, the partitioning of…

astro-ph.EP2026

Tracing Pebble Drift History in Two Protoplanetary Disks with CO Enhancement

Tayt Armitage, Joe Williams, Ke Zhang +15

Pebble drift is an important mechanism for supplying the materials needed to build planets in the inner region of protoplanetary disks. Thus, constraining pebble drift's timescales…

astro-ph.SR2025

FAUST XXIX. OCS line emission: a new method for measuring the luminosity of embedded protostars in binary systems

Guillaume Saury, Vittorio Bariosco, Cecilia Ceccarelli +19

The luminosity of embedded protostars is commonly measured via observations of the dust continuum spectral energy distribution from millimetre to infrared wavelengths. However, thi…

astro-ph.EP2025

A Submillimeter Survey of CS Excitation in Protoplanetary Disks: Evidence of X-ray-Driven Sulfur Chemistry

Charles J. Law, Romane Le Gal, Karin I. Öberg +12

The sulfur chemistry in protoplanetary disks influences the properties of nascent planets, including potential habitability. Although the inventory of sulfur molecules in disks has…

astro-ph.EP2025

A Multi-line Analysis of the Distribution and Excitation of CS and HCS in the HD 163296 Disk

Charles J. Law, Romane Le Gal, Yoshihide Yamato +6

The abundance and distribution of sulfur-bearing molecules in protoplanetary disks directly influences the composition and potential habitability of nascent planets in addition to…

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.SR2025

Evidence for Jet/Outflow Shocks Heating the Environment Around the Class I Protostellar Source Elias 29: FAUST XXI

Yoko Oya, Eri Saiga, Anna Miotello +1

We have observed the late Class I protostellar source Elias~29 at a spatial-resolution of 70~au with the Atacama~Large~Millimeter/submillimeter~Array (ALMA) as part of the FAUST La…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 3 cited

Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS). X. Observational effects of turbulence on the chemistry of molecular clouds

L. Beitia-Antero, A. Fuente, D. Navarro-Almaida +12

(Abridged) We explore the chemistry of the most abundant C, O, S, and N bearing species in molecular clouds, in the context of the IRAM 30 m Large Programme Gas phase Elemental abu…

astro-ph.EP2024

Detection of Dimethyl Ether in the Central Region of the MWC 480 Protoplanetary Disk

Yoshihide Yamato, Yuri Aikawa, Viviana V. Guzmán +9

Characterizing the chemistry of complex organic molecules (COMs) at the epoch of planet formation provides insights into the chemical evolution of the interstellar medium (ISM) and…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 20 cited

FAUST XVII: Super deuteration in the planet forming system IRS 63 where the streamer strikes the disk

L. Podio, C. Ceccarelli, C. Codella +55

Recent observations suggest that planets formation starts early, in protostellar disks of yrs, which are characterized by strong interactions with the environment, e.g.,…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 6 cited

Constraints on the gas-phase C/O ratio of DR Tau's outer disk from CS, SO, and CH observations

Jane Huang, Edwin A. Bergin, Romane Le Gal +4

Millimeter wavelength observations of Class II protoplanetary disks often display strong emission from hydrocarbons and high CS/SO values, providing evidence that the gas-phase C/O…

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

FAUST XIII. Dusty cavity and molecular shock driven by IRS7B in the Corona Australis cluster

G. Sabatini, L. Podio, C. Codella +54

The origin of the chemical diversity observed around low-mass protostars probably resides in the earliest history of these systems. We aim to investigate the impact of protostellar…

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.SR2024★ 13 cited

Anatomy of the Class I protostar L1489 IRS with NOEMA -- I. Disk, streamers, outflow(s) and bubbles at 3mm

M. Tanious, R. Le Gal, R. Neri +7

Over the past few years, chemical studies have revealed multiple structures in the vicinity of young stellar objects (YSOs). It has become evident that specific physical conditions…

astro-ph.GA2024

Grain growth and its chemical impact in the first hydrostatic core phase

D. Navarro-Almaida, U. Lebreuilly, P. Hennebelle +8

The first hydrostatic core (FHSC) phase is a brief stage in the protostellar evolution that is difficult to detect. Our goal is to characterize the chemical evolution of gas and du…

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.EP2024

JWST-MIRI Spectroscopy of Warm Molecular Emission and Variability in the AS 209 Disk

Carlos E. Romero-Mirza, Karin I. Öberg, Andrea Banzatti +24

We present MIRI MRS observations of the large, multi-gapped protoplanetary disk around the T-Tauri star AS 209. The observations reveal hundreds of water vapor lines from 4.9 to 25…