The galaxy in context: structural, kinematic, and integrated properties

J Bland-Hawthorn, O Gerhard - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way, is a benchmark for understanding disk galaxies. It is the only
galaxy whose formation history can be studied using the full distribution of stars from faint …

High-energy particles and radiation in star-forming regions

AM Bykov, A Marcowith, E Amato, ME Kalyashova… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
Non-thermal particles and high-energy radiation can play a role in the dynamical processes
in star-forming regions and provide an important piece of the multiwavelength observational …

The 1.28 GHz MeerKAT galactic center mosaic

I Heywood, I Rammala, F Camilo… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The inner∼ 200 pc region of the Galaxy contains a 4 million M⊙ supermassive black hole
(SMBH), significant quantities of molecular gas, and star formation and cosmic-ray energy …

[图书][B] Science with the cherenkov telescope array

BS Acharya, I Agudo, I Al Samarai, R Alfaro, J Alfaro… - 2019 - air.uniud.it
Names: CTA Consortium (Organization) Title: Science with the Cherenkov Telescope
Array/by The CTA Consortium. Description: New Jersey: World Scientific, 2018.| Includes …

The dust covering factor in active galactic nuclei

M Stalevski, C Ricci, Y Ueda, P Lira… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The primary source of emission of active galactic nuclei (AGNs), the accretion disc, is
surrounded by an optically and geometrically thick dusty structure ('the so-called dusty …

Hi-GAL, the Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey: photometric maps and compact source catalogues-First data release for the inner Milky Way:+ 68°≥ l≥− 70°

S Molinari, E Schisano, D Elia, M Pestalozzi… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Aims. We present the first public release of high-quality data products (DR1) from Hi-GAL,
the Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey. Hi-GAL is the keystone of a suite of continuum …

Cloud–cloud collisions and triggered star formation

Y Fukui, A Habe, T Inoue, R Enokiya… - Publications of the …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Star formation is a fundamental process for galactic evolution. One issue over the last
several decades has been determining whether star formation is induced by external …

Variations in the Galactic star formation rate and density thresholds for star formation

SN Longmore, J Bally, L Testi… - Monthly Notices of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The conversion of gas into stars is a fundamental process in astrophysics and cosmology.
Stars are known to form from the gravitational collapse of dense clumps in interstellar …

Herschel survey of galactic OH+, H2O+, and H3O+: Probing the molecular hydrogen fraction and cosmic-ray ionization rate

N Indriolo, DA Neufeld, M Gerin, P Schilke… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
In diffuse interstellar clouds the chemistry that leads to the formation of the oxygen-bearing
ions OH+, H 2 O+, and H 3 O+ begins with the ionization of atomic hydrogen by cosmic rays …

The dynamical evolution of molecular clouds near the Galactic Centre–I. Orbital structure and evolutionary timeline

JMD Kruijssen, JE Dale… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We recently proposed that the star-forming potential of dense molecular clouds in the
Central Molecular Zone (CMZ, ie the central few 100 pc) of the Milky Way is intimately linked …