Shock and Cosmic Ray Chemistry Associated with the Supernova Remnant W28
T.-Y. Tu, Y. Chen, P. Zhou, S. Safi-Harb, Q.-C. Liu, 2024, ApJ, 966, 178
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Education
- B.S., Kuang Yaming Honors School, Nanjing University, 2018.9-2022.6
- Ph.D, School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University (Supervisor: Prof. Yang Chen), 2022.9-2027.6 (expected)
- Visiting PhD student, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Bordeaux (Supervisor: Dr. Valentine Wakelam. Sponsored by China Scholarship Council), 2024.12-2025.12 (expected)
Skills
- Python
- Data reduction softwares of radio/millimeter/sub-millimeter telescope
- Open-source codes of astronomical numerical simulation
- Nautilus for astrochemistry
- Paris-Durham shock code for 1D plane-parallel shock physics and chemistry
- UCLCHEM for astrochemistry
- Meudon PDR code for simulation of photodissociation regions (basic)
- PLUTO for computational fluid dynamics (basic)
- Observation experience
- Qualified observer of ATCA (NH3 spectral lines, remote)
- IRTF/SpeX observation (remote)
- CTIO/Blanco-4m/NEWFIRM observation (remote)
Publications (as 1st author)
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A Yebes W-band Line Survey towards an Unshocked Molecular Cloud of Supernova Remnant 3C391: Evidence of Cosmic-Ray-Induced Chemistry
T.-Y. Tu, P. Rayalacheruvu, L. Majumdar, Y. Chen, P. Zhou, M. Santander-García, 2024, ApJ, 974, 262
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Mapping the dense molecular gas towards thirteen supernova remnants
T.-Y. Tu, Y. Chen, Q.-C. Liu, 2025, ApJ, 978, 93
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Molecular chemistry induced by J-shock toward supernova remnant W51C
T.-Y. Tu, V. Wakelam, Y. Chen, P. Zhou, Q.-Q. Zhang, 2025, A&A, 693, A222
Talks
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Shock and Cosmic Ray Chemistry in Supernova Remnant W28
Talk at Supernova Remnant and Interstellar Medium 2023 (超新星遗迹与星际介质2023), Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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Shock and Cosmic Ray Chemistry in Supernova Remnant W28
Talk at The 10th Physics and Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium (星际物理与化学), Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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A Yebes W band line survey towards Supernova remnant 3C391: Evidence of CR-induced chemistry
Talk at Molecular Astrochemistry Workshop (分子天体化学学术研讨会), Urumchi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
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A Yebes W band line survey towards Supernova remnant 3C391: Evidence of CR-induced chemistry
Poster at Supernova Remnantes III: An Odyssey in Space after Stellar death, Chania, Crete, Greece
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Chemistry induced by cosmic rays towards supernova remnants W28 and 3C391
Talk at Cosmic Rays 3: The salt of the star formation recipe, Florence, Italy
Service and leadership
- LOC of Supernova Remnant and Interstellar Medium 2023 (超新星遗迹与星际介质2023) in Suzhou
- Teaching assistant of graduate course Astrophysical Radiation Mechanisms (2023.9-2024.1)
Approved observation proposals (as PI)
- NOEMA (W22AS: 11h): Shock and cosmic ray chemistry in molecular clouds interacting with supernova remnant W28
- SMA (2022B-S009: 16h): Shock and cosmic ray chemistry in molecular clouds interacting with supernova remnant W28
- ATCA (C3530: 24+10.6+5.5h): NH3 observation towards three ATLASGAL clumps associated with supernova remnant W28
- Yebes (23A021: 22h) A 3mm line survey towards supernova remnant 3C391
- GBT (GBT23B-090: 12h): Probing the cosmic-ray-ionized dense gas associated with supernova remnant HB9
- Yebes (24A003: 30.5h): Molecular Chemistry Induced by J-shock in Supernova Remnant W51C
- Yebes (24B010: 36.5h): Chemistry induced by cosmic rays towards supernova remnant Kes79
- JCMT (M24BP015: 23.7h, filler): Estimation of cosmic-ray ionization rate towards supernova remnant Kes79
- IRTF (2024B008: 11h): Cosmic-ray processing of interstellar ice towards supernova remnant W44
- ALMA (2024.1.00194.S, 7m: 11.6h, TP: 23h): Physics and chemistry of dense molecular gas interacting with SNR W28
- CFHT (25AS01, 4.54h, through TAP): Probing the interaction between supernova remnant and molecular cloud towards Galactic PeVatron: G106.3+2.7
- CTIO-4m (2025A-734415, 2 nights): Probing the interaction between supernova remnants and molecular clouds towards TeV gamma-ray sources
- CTIO-4m (2025A-127790, 0.5 nights): Probing the shock-cloud interaction towards supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946
- IRTF (2025A003, 28.2h): Cosmic-ray processing of interstellar ice towards supernova remnant W51C
- IRTF (2025A007, 14h): Probing the cosmic-ray ionization towards the Cygnus Cocoon
- Yebes (25A004, 27.2h): A Q-band line survey towards supernova remnant W28
- IRAM 30m (006-25, 28.9h): Cosmic ray ionization towards supernova remnant HB9
- IRAM 30m (016-25, 39.4h): Origin of the narrow SiO emission in IRDC G33.69-0.01
- NOEMA (S25AN, 19.0h): J- and C-shock chemistry towards clump C of supernova ramnant IC443
- NOEMA (S25AS, 15.6h): Probing the molecular cloud exposed to shock and cosmic rays from supernova remnant 3C391
- GBT (GBT25B-001, 37.5h, filler): NH3 map of molecular clouds interacting with supernova remnants W28 and IC443
- P200 (CTAP2025-B0022, 1 night, through TAP): Is the Tycho’s supernova remnant interacting with ambient molecular clouds?
- Gemini North (GN-2025B-Q-143, 7.4h): Probing the farthest supernova remnant interacting with molecular cloud with H2
- CTIO-4m (2025B-571615, 1.5 nights): Probing the shock-cloud interaction toward superbubble 30 Doradus C