About me
I am a computational astrophysicist who bridges observations and theory in the field of star and planet formation by developing modelling and data analysis techniques.
My current research focuses on identifying kinematic and molecular line signatures driven by young planets embedded in their birthplaces-protoplanetary discs-and to characterise the physical and dynamical structure of these environments, which is crucial for understanding the history and diversity of fully developed planetary sistems like our own.
Ongoing Projects
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Planetary signatures in discs
What are the key kinematic and, more generally, molecular line features that make planetary signatures unique?
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planet-hunting for exoALMA
exoALMA uses the unparalleled resolution of the ALMA telescope to comprehensively search for still-forming planets in 15 discs.
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Disc physical structure
We are characterising the dynamical (Mstar, Mdisc) and physical structure (temperature, pressure) of ~20 discs through molecular line modelling.
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3D tomography of turbulence
By modelling tracers conveniently distributed across the disc vertical extent, we are quantifying non-thermal broadening in a 3D fashion.
Mined discs (Click to interact)
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HD 163296
- Two Jupiter-mass planet candidates @ 94 and 260 au
- Gas gaps driving strong pressure modulations
- 3D Dynamical structure revealed by CO line studies
- Stellar and Disc mass: 1.95 and 0.13 Msun (see Martire+2024) -
MWC 480
- Kinematic planet candidate @ 245 au
- Nearly axisymmetric temperature and velocity features
- Tight, coherent vertical flows indicative of planet buoyancy spirals
- Stellar and Disc mass: 2.03 and 0.15 Msun -
AS 209
- Circumplanetary disc proposed by Bae et al. (2022) @ 200 au
- Line broadening around CPD indicative of high velocity dispersion
- Strong upward flows @ 200 au (see also Galloway-Sprietsma+2023)
- Stellar and Disc mass: 1.3 and 0.0 Msun -
J1604
- Kinematic planet candidate @ 40 au (Stadler+2023)
- Tight spiral possibly linked to buoyancy resonances with planet -
HD 100546
- Prominent spiral traced by multiple CO lines (Wölfer+subm.)
- Azimuthal and vertical vel. modulations possibly driven by planets -
IM Lup
- Turbulence as high as 40% sound speed in the disc atmosphere (Paneque-Carreno+2024)
- Stellar and Disc mass: 1.2 and 0.1 Msun -
GM Aur
- Strong spiral signatures in the disc atmosphere
- Consistent with infalling material from parental cloud
- Stellar and Disc mass: 1.13 and 0.12 Msun -
v892 Tau
- Alaguero+2024 Coming up soon...
- Kinematic spiral signatures driven by external companion -
15 exoALMA sources
- ExoALMA+2024 Coming up soon...
- Kinematic planet candidates
- Disc masses
- Pressure modulations
- Large-scale substructures
