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ALMA astrochemical obs. of the merger NGC 3256
In external galaxies, molecular composition may be influenced by extreme environments such as starbursts and galaxy mergers. To study such molecular chemistry, we observed the... -
Improved A^3^{Pi}-X^3^{Sigma}^-^ transitions of OH+
Molecular ions are key reaction intermediates in the interstellar medium. OH+ plays a central role in the formation of more complex chemical species and for estimating the... -
Unlocking CO depletion in protoplanetary disks. I.
CO is commonly used as a tracer of the total gas mass in both the interstellar medium and in protoplanetary disks. Recently, there has been much debate about the utility of CO... -
Visible obs. of GOT C+ Northern sightlines
Using visible, radio, microwave, and submillimeter data, we study several lines of sight toward stars generally closer than 1kpc on a component-by-component basis. We derive the... -
O_2_ laboratory atmosphere simulation experiments
Previous studies of haze formation in the atmosphere of the early Earth have focused on N_2_/CO_2_/CH_4_ atmospheres. Here, we experimentally investigate the effect of O_2_ on... -
A^1^{Pi}-X^1^{Sigma}^+^ transitions of CO study
Highly correlated ab initio calculations were performed for an accurate determination of the A^1^{Pi}-X^1^{Sigma}^+^ system of the CO molecule. A highly accurate multi-reference... -
Cloud-scale molecular gas properties in 15 galaxies
We measure the velocity dispersion, {sigma}, and surface density, {Sigma}, of the molecular gas in nearby galaxies from CO spectral line cubes with spatial resolution 45-120pc,... -
First detection of HCOOH in TW Hya disk with ALMA
The formation of asteroids, comets, and planets occurs in the interior of protoplanetary disks during the early phase of star formation. Consequently, the chemical composition... -
CO molecular clumps in Henize 2-10 dwarf galaxy
We present Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array CO(3-2) observations at 0.3" resolution of He 2-10, a starburst dwarf galaxy and possible high-z galaxy analog. The warm... -
ALMA obs. of ethyl formate toward Orion KL
Orion KL is one of the prime templates of astrochemical and prebiotic chemical studies. We wish to explore more organic molecules with increasing complexity in this region. In... -
EMPIRE: IRAM 30m dense gas survey
We present EMPIRE, an IRAM 30m large program that mapped {lambda}=3-4mm dense gas tracers at ~1-2kpc resolution across the whole star-forming disk of nine nearby massive spiral... -
Observed transitions of CH_3_OH and CH_3_CHO
IRAM 30m Observations toward eight protostellar outflow sources were taken in the 96-176GHz range. Transitions of CH_3_OH and CH_3_CHO were detected in seven of them. The... -
ALMA data for 5 luminous & ultraluminous IR gal.
A new analysis of high-resolution data from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array for five luminous or ultraluminous infrared galaxies gives a slope for the... -
Molecular ISM in nearby star-forming galaxies
We compare the observed turbulent pressure in molecular gas, P_turb_, to the required pressure for the interstellar gas to stay in equilibrium in the gravitational potential of... -
19 species in 14 super stars clusters in NGC 253
We present submillimeter spectra of the (proto-)super star cluster (SSC) candidates in the starbursting center of the nearby galaxy NGC 253 identified by Leroy et al. The 2.5pc... -
Protostars excitation temperatures
Earth's carbon deficit has been a persistent problem in our understanding of the formation of our solar system. A possible solution would be the sublimation of carbon grains at... -
Sulfur isotopes in SFR with 12m ARO and 30m IRAM
We present observations of 12C32S, 12C34S, 13C32S, and 12C33S J=2-1 lines toward a large sample of massive star-forming regions by using the Arizona Radio Observatory 12m... -
Molecular gas properties of 70 PHANGS-ALMA galaxies
Using the PHANGS-ALMA CO(2-1) survey, we characterize molecular gas properties on ~100pc scales across 102,778 independent sightlines in 70 nearby galaxies. This yields the best... -
The TW Hya Rosetta Stone Project. III.
The thermal structure of protoplanetary disks is a fundamental characteristic of the system that has wide-reaching effects on disk evolution and planet formation. In this study,... -
A galaxy sample with CO(2-1) and CO(5-4) detections
We study the carbon monoxide (CO) excitation, mean molecular gas density, and interstellar radiation field (ISRF) intensity in a comprehensive sample of 76 galaxies from local...