Molecular Gas and the Star-Formation Process on Cloud Scales in Nearby Galaxies

E Schinnerer, AK Leroy - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Observations that resolve nearby galaxies into individual regions across multiple phases of
the gas–star formation feedback “matter cycle” have provided a sharp new view of molecular …

PHANGS–ALMA: Arcsecond CO (2–1) Imaging of Nearby Star-forming Galaxies

AK Leroy, E Schinnerer, A Hughes… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present PHANGS–ALMA, the first survey to map CO J= 2→ 1 line emission at∼ 1''∼ 100
pc spatial resolution from a representative sample of 90 nearby (d≲ 20 Mpc) galaxies that lie …

The phangs-muse survey-probing the chemo-dynamical evolution of disc galaxies

E Emsellem, E Schinnerer, F Santoro, F Belfiore… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We present the PHANGS-MUSE survey, a programme that uses the MUSE integral field
spectrograph at the ESO VLT to map 19 massive (9.4< log (M⋆/M⊙)< 11.0) nearby (D≲ 20 …

The applicability of far-infrared fine-structure lines as star formation rate tracers over wide ranges of metallicities and galaxy types

I De Looze, D Cormier, V Lebouteiller… - Astronomy & …, 2014 - aanda.org
Aims. We analyze the applicability of far-infrared fine-structure lines [Cii] 158 μm,[Oi] 63 μm,
and [Oiii] 88 μm to reliably trace the star formation rate (SFR) in a sample of low-metallicity …

A highly consistent framework for the evolution of the star-forming “main sequence” from z∼ 0–6

JS Speagle, CL Steinhardt, PL Capak… - The Astrophysical …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a compilation of 25 studies from the literature, we investigate the evolution of the star-
forming galaxy (SFG) main sequence (MS) in stellar mass and star formation rate (SFR) out …

The star formation efficiency in nearby galaxies: measuring where gas forms stars effectively

AK Leroy, F Walter, E Brinks, F Bigiel… - The astronomical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We measure the star formation efficiency (SFE), the star formation rate (SFR) per unit of gas,
in 23 nearby galaxies and compare it with expectations from proposed star formation laws …

The star formation law in nearby galaxies on sub-kpc scales

F Bigiel, A Leroy, F Walter, E Brinks… - The Astronomical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between star formation rate
surface density, Σ SFR, and gas surface density, Σ gas, at sub-kpc resolution in a sample of …

Dust-corrected star formation rates of galaxies. II. Combinations of ultraviolet and infrared tracers

CN Hao, RC Kennicutt, BD Johnson… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
We present new calibrations of far-ultraviolet (FUV) attenuation as derived from the total
infrared to FUV luminosity ratio (IRX) and the FUV–near-UV (NUV) color. We find that the …

Calibrating extinction-free star formation rate diagnostics with 33 GHz free–free emission in NGC 6946

EJ Murphy, JJ Condon, E Schinnerer… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Using free–free emission measured in the Ka band (26–40 GHz) for 10 star-forming regions
in the nearby galaxy NGC 6946, including its starbursting nucleus, we compare a number of …

KINGFISH—Key Insights on Nearby Galaxies: A Far-Infrared Survey with Herschel: Survey Description and Image Atlas1

RC Kennicutt, D Calzetti, G Aniano… - Publications of the …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT The KINGFISH project (Key Insights on Nearby Galaxies: a Far-Infrared Survey
with Herschel) is an imaging and spectroscopic survey of 61 nearby (d< 30 Mpc) galaxies …