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Variation of the molecular cloud lifecycle across the nearby galaxy population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2023

Jaeyeon Kim Open the ORCID record for Jaeyeon Kim [Opens in a new window] ,
Mélanie Chevance ,
J. M. Diederik Kruijssen  and
Adam K. Leroy
Jaeyeon Kim
Affiliation:
Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, 69120 Heidelberg
Mélanie Chevance
Affiliation:
Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, 69120 Heidelberg Cosmic Origins Of Life (COOL) Research DAO, coolresearch.io
J. M. Diederik Kruijssen
Affiliation:
Cosmic Origins Of Life (COOL) Research DAO, coolresearch.io
Adam K. Leroy
Affiliation:
Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University, 140 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 191 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Abstract

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The processes of star formation and feedback take place on the scales of giant molecular clouds (GMCs; ~ 100 pc) within galaxies and play a major role in governing galaxy evolution. By applying a robust statistical method to PHANGS observations, we systematically measure the evolutionary timeline from molecular clouds to exposed young stellar regions, across an unprecedented sample of 54 galaxies. These timescales depend on galaxy environment, revealing the role of galactic-scale dynamical processes in the small-scale GMC evolution. Furthermore, in the 5 nearest galaxies of our sample, we have refined the GMC timeline further and established the duration of the heavily obscured phase, using 24 μm emission. These results represent a major first step towards a comprehensive picture of cloud assembly and feedback, which will be extended to 19 more galaxies with our ongoing JWST Large Program.

Keywords

stars: formationISM: cloudsISM: structuregalaxies: ISMgalaxies: star formation
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 17 , Symposium S373: Resolving the Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies , August 2021 , pp. 299 - 305
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