Dr Luke Keyte
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Research
planetary formation, protoplanetary disks, astrochemistry, submillimeter astronomy
Interests
I am a postdoctoral researcher working in the group led by Dr. Thomas Haworth. My research focuses on characterising the chemical composition of protoplanetary disks, seeking to understand how these environments shape the planets that form within them. I use a comprehensive approach that combines advanced thermochemical models with analysis of observational data from state-of-the-art facilities like ALMA and APEX.
Publications

Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics
2025
simba: a python-based single-point astrochemical solver and analysis toolKeyte L Ran J
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 543 (3), 2599-2612.
24-09-2025
Refractory phosphorus in the HD 100546 protoplanetary discKama M Shorttle O Borthakur SPD Keyte L Bergner JB Fossati L Folsom CP Ramler H
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 542 (4), 3402-3412.
27-05-2025
The past, present and future of observations of externally irradiated disksAllen M Anania R Andersen M Aru M-L Ballabio G Ballering NP Beccari G Berné O et al.
The Open Journal of Astrophysics,
Maynooth University vol. 8
02-05-2025
ALMA Reveals Thermal and Nonthermal Desorption of Methanol Ice in the HD 100546 Protoplanetary DiskEvans L Booth AS Walsh C Ilee JD Keyte L Leemker M
The Astrophysical Journal,
American Astronomical Society vol. 982 (1)
19-03-2025
Impact of photoevaporative winds in chemical models of externally irradiated protoplanetary discsKeyte L Haworth TJ
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 537 (1), 598-616.
10-01-2025
Impact of photoevaporative winds in chemical models of externally irradiated protoplanetary disksKeyte L Haworth TJ
In
Arxiv 09-01-2025
Characterising the molecular line emission in the asymmetric Oph-IRS 48 dust trap: Temperatures, timescales, and sub-thermal excitationTemmink M Booth AS Leemker M van der Marel N van Dishoeck EF Evans L Keyte L Law CJ et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics,
Edp Sciences vol. 693
01-01-20252024
Measuring the 34S and 33S Isotopic Ratios of Volatile Sulfur during Planet FormationBooth AS Drozdovskaya MN Temmink M Nomura H van Dishoeck EF Keyte L Law CJ Leemker M et al.
The Astrophysical Journal,
American Astronomical Society vol. 975 (1)
25-10-2024
Volatile composition of the HD 169142 disc and its embedded planetKeyte L Kama M Booth AS
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 534 (4), 3576-3594.
10-10-2024
Constraints on the Gas-phase C/O Ratio of DR Tau's Outer Disk from CS, SO, and C2H ObservationsHuang J Bergin EA Le Gal R Andrews SM Bae J Keyte L
The Astrophysical Journal,
American Astronomical Society vol. 973 (2)
30-09-2024
Vertical and radial distribution of atomic carbon in HD 163296★Urbina F Miley J Kama M
Astronomy & Astrophysics,
Edp Sciences vol. 686
01-06-2024
An ALMA Molecular Inventory of Warm Herbig Ae Disks. I. Molecular Rings, Asymmetries, and Complexity in the HD 100546 DiskBooth AS Leemker M van Dishoeck EF Evans L Ilee JD Kama M Keyte L Law CJ et al.
The Astronomical Journal,
American Astronomical Society vol. 167 (4)
18-03-2024
An ALMA Molecular Inventory of Warm Herbig Ae Disks. II. Abundant Complex Organics and Volatile Sulphur in the IRS 48 DiskBooth AS Temmink M van Dishoeck EF Evans L Ilee JD Keyte L Law CJ Leemker M et al.
The Astronomical Journal,
American Astronomical Society vol. 167 (4)
18-03-2024
Spatially resolving the volatile sulfur abundance in the HD 100546 protoplanetary discKeyte L Kama M Chuang K-J Cleeves LI Furuya K
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society,
Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 528 (1), 388-407.
04-01-20242023
Author Correction: Azimuthal C/O variations in a planet-forming diskKeyte L Kama M Booth AS Bergin EA Cleeves LI van Dishoeck EF Furuya K Rawlings J et al.
Nature Astronomy,
Springer Nature vol. 7 (6), 748-748.
04-05-2023
Azimuthal C/O variations in a planet-forming diskKeyte L Kama M Booth AS Bergin EA Cleeves LI Drozdovskaya MN Furuya K Shorttle O
Nature Astronomy,
Springer Nature vol. 7 (6), 684-693.
20-04-20232020
Impact of Planetary Mass Uncertainties on Exoplanet Atmospheric RetrievalsChangeat Q Keyte L Waldmann IP
The Astrophysical Journal,
American Astronomical Society vol. 896 (2)
01-06-2020
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