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 …

Environmental dependence of the molecular cloud lifecycle in 54 main-sequence galaxies

J Kim, M Chevance, JMD Kruijssen… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The processes of star formation and feedback, regulating the cycle of matter between gas
and stars on the scales of giant molecular clouds (GMCs;∼ 100 pc), play a major role in …

Star formation laws and efficiencies across 80 nearby galaxies

J Sun, AK Leroy, EC Ostriker, S Meidt… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We measure empirical relationships between the local star formation rate (SFR) and
properties of the star-forming molecular gas on 1.5 kpc scales across 80 nearby galaxies …

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 …

PHANGS–JWST First Results: Rapid Evolution of Star Formation in the Central Molecular Gas Ring of NGC 1365

E Schinnerer, E Emsellem, JD Henshaw… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Large-scale bars can fuel galaxy centers with molecular gas, often leading to the
development of dense ringlike structures where intense star formation occurs, forming a very …

The Physical Drivers and Observational Tracers of CO-to-H2 Conversion Factor Variations in Nearby Barred Galaxy Centers

YH Teng, KM Sandstrom, J Sun, M Gong… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The CO-to-H 2 conversion factor (α CO) is central to measuring the amount and properties of
molecular gas. It is known to vary with environmental conditions, and previous studies have …

Introducing TIGRESS-NCR. I. Coregulation of the Multiphase Interstellar Medium and Star Formation Rates

CG Kim, JG Kim, M Gong… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Massive, young stars are the main source of energy that maintains multiphase structure and
turbulence in the interstellar medium (ISM), and without this" feedback" the star formation …

PHANGS–JWST First Results: The Dust Filament Network of NGC 628 and Its Relation to Star Formation Activity

DA Thilker, JC Lee, S Deger, AT Barnes… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract PHANGS–JWST mid-infrared (MIR) imaging of nearby spiral galaxies has revealed
ubiquitous filaments of dust emission in intricate detail. We present a pilot study to …

Fuelling the nuclear ring of NGC 1097

MC Sormani, AT Barnes, J Sun… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Galactic bars can drive cold gas inflows towards the centres of galaxies. The gas transport
happens primarily through the so-called bar dust lanes, which connect the galactic disc at …

VERTICO-III. The Kennicutt-Schmidt relation in Virgo cluster galaxies

MJ Jiménez-Donaire, T Brown, CD Wilson… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Aims. In this Virgo Environment Traced in CO (VERTICO) science paper, we aim to study
how the star formation process depends on the galactic environment and gravitational …