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I am a faculty at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), seeking answers to some fundamental questions such as how and where do stars or cluster of stars form in the Universe, and how these stars influence the interstellar medium and regulate the star formation processes of the host Galaxy.
I look to the above problems with astronomical observations using ground and space observatories in a huge range of wavelengths. In particular, I use telescopes observing in the radio, millimeter, infrared, and optical domain to get information about the stars, and the gas and dust associated to them. You can find more details on my work on my research page and all my publications can be found on my publication page.Recent Results
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Understanding the interplay between gravity, turbulence, and magnetic field at the hub of the molecular cloud G148.24+00.41
In a recent work, using high-resolution dust polarization observations at 850 micron, we explore the relative importance of magnetic field, turbulence, and gravity in the early phases of star formation. We investigated the cluster forming hub of the molecular cloud G148.24+00.41. We find that that in the hub, gravitational energy has an overall edge over magnetic and kinetic energies, thus, would facilitate the growth of star cluster observed in the hub. For details, see Rawat et al. 2024. Posted January 12th, 2024 |
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Understanding the role of filamentray flows in making star clusters in the molecular cloud G148.24+00.41 In a recent work, using observations of CO (1-0) isotopologues, we find that cluster formation in the molecular cloud G148.24+00.41 is occuring at the nexus of filamentray flows. We discussed and showed that large-scale filamentary accretion flows towards the central region of the collapsing cloud is an important mechanism for supplying the matter necessary to form massive clumps and subsequent stellar clusters. For details, see Rawat et al. 2024. Posted January 7th, 2024 |