Photodissociation and X-Ray-Dominated Regions
MG Wolfire, L Vallini, M Chevance - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The radiation from stars and active galactic nuclei (AGNs) creates photodissociation regions
(PDRs) and X-ray-dominated regions (XDRs), where the chemistry or heating is dominated …
(PDRs) and X-ray-dominated regions (XDRs), where the chemistry or heating is dominated …
Star Clusters Near and Far: Tracing Star Formation Across Cosmic Time
Star clusters are fundamental units of stellar feedback and unique tracers of their host
galactic properties. In this review, we will first focus on their constituents, ie detailed insight …
galactic properties. In this review, we will first focus on their constituents, ie detailed insight …
Molecular cloud populations in the context of their host galaxy environments: a multiwavelength perspective
J Sun, AK Leroy, E Rosolowsky, A Hughes… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a rich, multiwavelength, multiscale database built around the PHANGS–ALMA
CO (2− 1) survey and ancillary data. We use this database to present the distributions of …
CO (2− 1) survey and ancillary data. We use this database to present the distributions of …
Giant molecular cloud catalogues for PHANGS-ALMA: methods and initial results
E Rosolowsky, A Hughes, AK Leroy… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present improved methods for segmenting CO emission from galaxies into individual
molecular clouds, providing an update to the cprops algorithms presented by Rosolowsky & …
molecular clouds, providing an update to the cprops algorithms presented by Rosolowsky & …
Stellar structures, molecular gas, and star formation across the PHANGS sample of nearby galaxies
M Querejeta, E Schinnerer, S Meidt, J Sun… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We identify stellar structures in the PHANGS sample of 74 nearby galaxies and construct
morphological masks of sub-galactic environments based on Spitzer 3.6 μm images. At the …
morphological masks of sub-galactic environments based on Spitzer 3.6 μm images. At the …
The molecular cloud lifecycle
M Chevance, JMD Kruijssen… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
Giant molecular clouds (GMCs) and their stellar offspring are the building blocks of galaxies.
The physical characteristics of GMCs and their evolution are tightly connected to galaxy …
The physical characteristics of GMCs and their evolution are tightly connected to galaxy …
PHANGS CO kinematics: disk orientations and rotation curves at 150 pc resolution
P Lang, SE Meidt, E Rosolowsky, J Nofech… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present kinematic orientations and high-resolution (150 pc) rotation curves for 67 main-
sequence star-forming galaxies surveyed in CO (2–1) emission by PHANGS–ALMA. Our …
sequence star-forming galaxies surveyed in CO (2–1) emission by PHANGS–ALMA. Our …
The PHANGS–JWST Treasury Survey: Star Formation, Feedback, and Dust Physics at High Angular Resolution in Nearby GalaxieS
JC Lee, KM Sandstrom, AK Leroy… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The PHANGS collaboration has been building a reference data set for the multiscale,
multiphase study of star formation and the interstellar medium (ISM) in nearby galaxies. With …
multiphase study of star formation and the interstellar medium (ISM) in nearby galaxies. With …
Which feedback mechanisms dominate in the high-pressure environment of the Central Molecular Zone?
Supernovae (SNe) dominate the energy and momentum budget of stellar feedback, but the
efficiency with which they couple to the interstellar medium (ISM) depends strongly on how …
efficiency with which they couple to the interstellar medium (ISM) depends strongly on how …
A model for the formation of stellar associations and clusters from giant molecular clouds
MY Grudić, JM Diederik Kruijssen… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present a large suite of magnetohydrodynamic simulations of turbulent, star-forming
giant molecular clouds (GMCs) with stellar feedback, extending previous work by simulating …
giant molecular clouds (GMCs) with stellar feedback, extending previous work by simulating …