Patricio SANHUEZA

Research Field(s)

Radio Astronomy, Star Formation

Research Subjects and Keywords

Early stages of high-mass star formation; Magnetic fields; Binary formation; Cloud fragmentation and chemistry; Infall streamers and accretion disks; Radio telescopes and interferometers

Overview of Research

Using radio interferometers as primary tools, my research focuses on understanding the formation of high-mass stars. I am particularly interested in their earliest evolutionary stages, the role of magnetic fields, the formation of binary systems, the search for accretion disks and infall streamers, how the chemical composition help us to understand the physical processes, and also the origin of the initial mass function (IMF), among other key topics.

Related Web Pages

http://groups.astron.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/psanhueza/index.html