Impact of low-energy cosmic rays on star formation

M Padovani, AV Ivlev, D Galli, SSR Offner… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, exciting developments have taken place in the identification of the role of
cosmic rays in star-forming environments. Observations from radio to infrared wavelengths …

Low-energy cosmic rays: regulators of the dense interstellar medium

S Gabici - The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2022 - Springer
Low-energy cosmic rays (up to the GeV energy domain) play a crucial role in the physics
and chemistry of the densest phase of the interstellar medium. Unlike interstellar ionising …

Photodissociation and photoionization of molecules of astronomical interest-Updates to the Leiden photodissociation and photoionization cross section database

HR Hrodmarsson, EF Van Dishoeck - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. Vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) photons are important drivers of chemical processes in
space. Thus, it is important to accurately characterize and constrain photorates in different …

[HTML][HTML] C60+ as a diffuse interstellar band carrier; a spectroscopic story in 6 acts

H Linnartz, J Cami, M Cordiner, NLJ Cox… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
In 2019 it was exactly 100 years ago that the first two DIBs, diffuse interstellar bands, were
discovered by Mary Lea Heger. Today some 500+ DIBs are known. In numerous …

Cosmic-ray transport in simulations of star-forming galactic disks

L Armillotta, EC Ostriker, YF Jiang - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Cosmic-ray transport on galactic scales depends on the detailed properties of the
magnetized, multiphase interstellar medium (ISM). In this work, we postprocess a high …

Reevaluation of the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in Diffuse Clouds

M Obolentseva, AV Ivlev, K Silsbee… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
All current estimates of the cosmic-ray (CR) ionization rate rely on assessments of the gas
density along the probed sight lines. Until now, these have been based on observations of …

Photochemistry and heating/cooling of the multiphase interstellar medium with UV radiative transfer for magnetohydrodynamic simulations

JG Kim, M Gong, CG Kim… - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an efficient heating/cooling method coupled with chemistry and UV radiative
transfer that can be applied to numerical simulations of the interstellar medium (ISM). We …

Cosmic ray processes in galactic ecosystems

ER Owen, K Wu, Y Inoue, HYK Yang, AMW Mitchell - Galaxies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Galaxy evolution is an important topic, and our physical understanding must be complete to
establish a correct picture. This includes a thorough treatment of feedback. The effects of …

Diffusive versus free-streaming cosmic-ray transport in molecular clouds

K Silsbee, AV Ivlev - The astrophysical journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding the cosmic-ray (CR) ionization rate is crucial in order to simulate the
dynamics of molecular clouds, and interpret the chemical species observed in these objects …

Abundance Ratios of OH/CO and HCO+/CO as Probes of the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate in Diffuse Clouds

G Luo, ZY Zhang, TG Bisbas, D Li, P Zhou… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
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