CIARA O´SULLIVAN

The Effects of Chemistry on early phase of star formation
With the development of telescopes like ALMA and JWST, observations of star forming regions have helped deepen our understanding on the chemistry and dynamics occuring in these early stages of a star. To keep up with these observations it is clear that there is a need for more realistic models with chemistry included. The aim of my research is to develop a chemical network that will be integrated into a multi-fluid non-ideal MHD code to help us develop a better understanding of the physical and chemical properties in class 0/1 sources with a focus on the structures known as accretion streamers.  With the development of telescopes like ALMA and JWST, observations of star forming regions have helped deepen our understanding on the chemistry and dynamics occuring in these early stages of a star. To keep up with these observations it is clear that there is a need for more realistic models with chemistry included. The aim of my research is to develop a chemical network that will be integrated into a multi-fluid non-ideal MHD code to help us develop a better understanding of the physical and chemical properties in class 0/1 sources with a focus on the structures known as accretion streamers.