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 …

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 dynamics and outcome of star formation with jets, radiation, winds, and supernovae in concert

MY Grudić, D Guszejnov, SSR Offner… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We analyse the first giant molecular cloud (GMC) simulation to follow the formation of
individual stars and their feedback from jets, radiation, winds, and supernovae, using the …

FIRE-3: updated stellar evolution models, yields, and microphysics and fitting functions for applications in galaxy simulations

PF Hopkins, A Wetzel, C Wheeler… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Increasingly, uncertainties in predictions from galaxy formation simulations (at sub-Milky
Way masses) are dominated by uncertainties in stellar evolution inputs. In this paper, we …

A tale of two DIGs: The relative role of H II regions and low-mass hot evolved stars in powering the diffuse ionised gas (DIG) in PHANGS–MUSE galaxies

F Belfiore, F Santoro, B Groves, E Schinnerer… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We use integral field spectroscopy from the PHANGS–MUSE survey, which resolves the
ionised interstellar medium structure at∼ 50 pc resolution in 19 nearby spiral galaxies, to …

Efficiently Cooled Stellar Wind Bubbles in Turbulent Clouds. I. Fractal Theory and Application to Star-forming Clouds

L Lancaster, EC Ostriker, JG Kim… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Winds from massive stars have velocities of 1000 km s− 1 or more and produce hot, high-
pressure gas when they shock. We develop a theory for the evolution of bubbles driven by …

STARFORGE: Towards a comprehensive numerical model of star cluster formation and feedback

MY Grudić, D Guszejnov, PF Hopkins… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT We present STARFORGE (STAR FORmation in Gaseous Environments): a new
numerical framework for 3D radiation magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of star …

PHANGS–JWST First Results: A Statistical View on Bubble Evolution in NGC 628

EJ Watkins, AT Barnes, K Henny, H Kim… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The first JWST observations of nearby galaxies have unveiled a rich population of bubbles
that trace the stellar-feedback mechanisms responsible for their creation. Studying these …

The life and times of giant molecular clouds

M Chevance, MR Krumholz, AF McLeod… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Giant molecular clouds (GMCs) are the sites of star formation and stellar feedback in
galaxies. Their properties set the initial conditions for star formation and their lifecycles …

Pre-supernova feedback mechanisms drive the destruction of molecular clouds in nearby star-forming disc galaxies

M Chevance, JMD Kruijssen… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
It is a major open question which physical processes stop gas accretion on to giant
molecular clouds (GMCs) and limit the efficiency at which gas is converted into stars. While …