Research Projects
I lead the following research projects:
1) Development of astrochemical and radiative transfer codes
I am the main developer of the astrochemical code 3D-PDR. This is an open-source OpenMP-parallelized...
2) Determining the ISM environment using probability density functions of physical parameters
Modern observations of the interstellar medium in galaxies detect a variety of atomic and molecular ...
3) Cosmic-ray induced destruction of CO
Ordinary boosts of cosmic-rays (CRs) are able to destroy the molecule of CO very efficiently but not...
4) Cosmic-rays vs X-rays as a CO destruction mechanism
I have an approved 80ks time (66k USD awarded) to observe the IRAS 18293-3413 galaxy in X-rays using...
5) Distribution of Dark Matter in early galaxies
I have [CI] (1-0), (2-1) and CO(4-3) data of three ‘main-sequence’ galaxies (D3a-15504, zC-406690, z...
6) Fine-structure lines as diagnostic for cloud-cloud collision activity
The dominant process for the galactic star formation is believed to be the collision between giant m...