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We propose that synchronized triggering of star formation in gas-rich galaxies is possible during major mergers of cluster of galaxies, based on new numerical simulations of the time evolution of the physical properties of the intracluster…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Kenji Bekki , Matt S. Owers , Warrick J. Couch

We investigate the impact of galaxy mergers on the circumgalactic medium (CGM) using the FIREbox cosmological hydrodynamic simulation. By comparing matched samples of merging and isolated galaxies with stellar masses $M_\star \sim…

The effect of gas ejection on the structure and binding energy of newly formed stellar clusters is investigated. The star formation efficiency (SFE), necessary for forming a gravitationally bound stellar cluster, is determined. Two sets of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Michael P. Geyer , Andreas Burkert

The "sloshing" of the cold gas in the cores of relaxed clusters of galaxies is a widespread phenomenon, evidenced by the presence of spiral-shaped "cold fronts" in X-ray observations of these systems. In simulations, these flows of cold gas…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 John ZuHone , Jesús Zavala , Mark Vogelsberger

The process of galaxy evolution over cosmic time is not yet fully understood, since there is a debate on the impact of galaxy collisions on the star formation and metallicity. The local environment of the galaxy mergers could also have a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-09-12 Bendeguz Koncz , Istvan Horvath , András Péter Joó , Andreas Burkert , L. Viktor Tóth

Shell galaxies make a class of tidally distorted galaxies, characterised by wide concentric arc(s), extending out to large galactocentric distances with sharp outer edges. Recent observations of young massive star clusters in the prominent…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-11-09 Jonathan Petersson , Florent Renaud , Oscar Agertz , Avishai Dekel , Pierre-Alain Duc

We investigate early galaxy evolution by modeling self-consistently their radially-resolved evolution of gas, stars, heavy elements, and dust content. Our model successfully reproduces various observed properties of JWST-identified galaxies…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-02-19 Daisuke Toyouchi , Hidenobu Yajima , Andrea Ferrara , Kentaro Nagamine

The interstellar medium of galaxies, with temperatures reaching several million degrees, provides a pivotal perspective for understanding the physical and chemical properties of star formation, galactic evolution, and their associated…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-06-24 Chunyi Zhang , Junfeng Wang

We study the spatially resolved star formation history and molecular gas distribution of 58 nearby galaxies, using integral field spectroscopy from the CALIFA survey and CO $J=1\rightarrow 0$ intensity mapping from the CARMA EDGE survey. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-02-06 Ryan Chown , Cheng Li , E. Athanassoula , Niu Li , Christine D. Wilson , Lin Lin , Houjun Mo , Laura C. Parker , Ting Xiao

The dependence of star formation efficiency (SFE) on galactic structures, especially whether the SFE in the bar region is lower than those in the other regions, has recently been debated. We report the SFEs of 18 nearby gas-rich massive…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-01-25 Fumiya Maeda , Fumi Egusa , Kouji Ohta , Yusuke Fujimoto , Asao Habe

Mergers and interactions can significantly affect the morphological and dynamical properties of galaxies, however the impact of mergers on turbulence at $z > 1$ has not been observationally constrained. In this work we use the interaction…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-17 I. Kanowski , J. T. Mendel , E. Wisnioski , N. M. Förster Schreiber , A. Marchal , T. Tsukui

Merging systems at low redshift provide the unique opportunity to study the processes related to star formation in a variety of environments that presumably resemble those seen at higher redshifts. Previous studies of distant starbursting…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Pierre-Alain Duc , Pierre-Emmanuel Belles , Elias Brinks , Frederic Bournaud

Gas-phase metallicity in interacting and merging galaxies offers key insights into their star formation processes and evolutionary histories. This study investigates the spatial evolution of gas-phase metallicity (i.e, oxygen abundance, 12…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-05 Hsi-An Pan , Lihwai Lin , Sebastian F. Sanchez , Jorge K. Barrera-Ballesteros , Bau-Ching Hsieh

The mergers of galaxy clusters are the most energetic events in the universe after the Big Bang. With the increased availability of multi-object spectroscopy and X-ray data an ever increasing fraction of local clusters are recognised as…

We study the stellar mass function (SMF) and the co-evolution with dark matter halos via abundance matching in the largest redshift range to date $0.2<z<12$ in $0.53 \, {\rm deg}^2$ imaged by JWST from the COSMOS-Web survey. At $z>5$, we…

It remains unclear what sets the efficiency with which molecular gas transforms into stars. Here we present a new VLA map of the spiral galaxy M51 in 33GHz radio continuum, an extinction-free tracer of star formation, at 3" scales (~100pc).…

Star formation occurs within dense regions of giant molecular clouds (GMCs), however, exactly how gas collects and evolves to form individual stars and what role dense cores play remains unclear. We use the Lagrangian cell information in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-09 Ananya Kaalva , Stella S. R. Offner , Nina Filippova , Michael Y. Grudic

We analyze star formation (SF) as a function of stellar mass (M_*) and redshift z in the All Wavelength Extended Groth Strip International Survey (AEGIS), for star-forming field galaxies with M_* >~ 10^10 M_sun out to z=1.1. The data…

To advance our understanding of massive star formation, it is essential to perform a comprehensive suite of simulations that explore the relevant parameter space and include enough physics to enable a comparison with observational data. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-11-19 Birka Zimmermann , Stefanie Walch , Seamus D. Clarke , Richard Wünsch , Andre Klepitko