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  • Probing Star-forming Properties via ALMA Observations of Massive Protocluster IRAS 15596-5301
    Chang, Faxian; Tang, Mengyao; Liu, Tie; Zapata, Luis A.; Yang, Dongting; Peng, Yaping; Zhang, Chao; Xu, Fengwei; Chen, Y. H.; Li, Shujie; Ruan, Meng
    2026/05, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 26, 055004

  • Next Colloquium

    2026/03/19
    Pamela Freeman, IRyA
    Host: Ramandeep Gill
    The dynamic evolution of star formation leads to the production of a diverse suite of molecules, whose emission reveals great detail about the physical and chemical conditions in which these species form. My collaborators and I use wide-band spectral surveys and mapped observations from the Green Bank Telescope and the IRAM 30-m Telescope to study the large-scale structure within the star-forming regions DR21(OH) and IRAS 20126. We use a multi-component local thermodynamic equilibrium model, CASSIS LTE Python, and a gas-grain chemical model, Nautilus, to determine the environment and formation routes producing this observed emission. With single-dish resolution, the spatial scale we recover links a star-forming core to its parent cloud. Next-generation telescopes, such as the next-generation Very Large Array, will provide high resolution and highly sensitive spectral line surveys of these regions. To prepare for this, we are simulating observations of star-forming regions with the Analytical Protostellar Environment code. We will investigate which physical and environmental factors determine the formation of large organic molecules, and what chemical diversity we can expect to observe with the ngVLA in star-forming systems.

    Spotlight on Research

    #1: A dying galaxy triggers the birth of new stars
    2022/01/30

    What caused our Sun to be born? A recent paper by researchers from the Instituto de Radioastronomía y Astrofísica (IRyA) suggests that the answer may lie in a small satellite galaxy that is slowly being devoured by our larger Milky Way Galaxy.

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