Star formation in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies

RC Kennicutt Jr, NJ Evans - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
We review progress over the past decade in observations of large-scale star formation, with
a focus on the interface between extragalactic and Galactic studies. Methods of measuring …

The big problems in star formation: the star formation rate, stellar clustering, and the initial mass function

MR Krumholz - Physics Reports, 2014 - Elsevier
Star formation lies at the center of a web of processes that drive cosmic evolution:
generation of radiant energy, synthesis of elements, formation of planets, and development …

Characterizing the fast radio burst host galaxy population and its connection to transients in the local and extragalactic universe

S Bhandari, KE Heintz, K Aggarwal… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the localization and host galaxies of one repeating and two apparently
nonrepeating fast radio bursts (FRBs). FRB 20180301A was detected and localized with the …

The Exploration of Local VolumE Satellites (ELVES) Survey: A Nearly Volume-limited Sample of Nearby Dwarf Satellite Systems

SG Carlsten, JE Greene, RL Beaton… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the final sample of the Exploration of Local VolumE Satellites (ELVES) survey, a
survey of the dwarf satellites of a nearly volume-limited sample of Milky Way (MW)− like …

WALLABY – an SKA Pathfinder H i survey

BS Koribalski, L Staveley-Smith, T Westmeier… - Astrophysics and Space …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Widefield ASKAP L-band Legacy All-sky Blind surveY (wallaby) is a next-
generation survey of neutral hydrogen (H i) in the Local Universe. It uses the widefield, high …

The COS Legacy Archive Spectroscopy Survey (CLASSY) Treasury Atlas

DA Berg, BL James, T King, M McDonald… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Far-ultraviolet (FUV;∼ 1200–2000 Å) spectra are fundamental to our understanding
of star-forming galaxies, providing a unique window on massive stellar populations …

The MOSDEF survey: measurements of balmer decrements and the dust attenuation curve at redshifts z∼ 1.4–2.6

NA Reddy, M Kriek, AE Shapley… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present results on the dust attenuation curve of z∼ 2 galaxies using early observations
from the MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field survey. Our sample consists of 224 star-forming …

Very high redshift quasars and the rapid emergence of supermassive black holes

P Kroupa, L Subr, T Jerabkova… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The observation of quasars at very high redshift such as Pōniuā'ena is a challenge for
models of supermassive black hole (SMBH) formation. This work presents a study of SMBH …

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 …

A universal stellar initial mass function? A critical look at variations

N Bastian, KR Covey, MR Meyer - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Whether the stellar initial mass function (IMF) is universal or is instead sensitive to
environmental conditions is of critical importance: The IMF influences most observable …