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We report the second complete molecular line data release from the {\em Census of High- and Medium-mass Protostars} (CHaMP), a large-scale, unbiased, uniform mapping survey at sub-parsec resolution, of mm-wave line emission from 303…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-03-15 Peter J. Barnes , Audra K. Hernandez , Stefan N. O'Dougherty , William J. Schap , Erik Muller

Throughout the Milky Way, molecular clouds typically appear filamentary, and mounting evidence indicates that this morphology plays an important role in star formation. What is not known is to what extent the dense filaments most closely…

We report the first high-resolution (sub-arcminute) large-scale mapping $^{12}$CO and $^{13}$CO observations of the molecular clouds associated with the giant outer Galaxy HII region CTB~102 (KR 1). These observations were made using a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-05-08 Brandon Marshall , Sung-ju Kang , C. R. Kerton , Youngsik Kim , Minho Choi , Miju Kang

As the closest major galaxy merger and home to thousands of super star clusters (SSCs), the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) are an important location to study the molecular clouds at sites of vigorous star formation. We cataloged…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-01-11 Grace Krahm , Molly K. Finn , Remy Indebetouw , Kelsey E. Johnson , Julia Kamenetzky , Ashley Bemis

We present an analysis of the first space-based far-IR-submm observations of M 33, which measure the emission from the cool dust and resolve the giant molecular cloud complexes. With roughly half-solar abundances, M33 is a first step…

We investigate the effect of star formation and diffuse photoelectric heating on the properties of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) formed in high resolution (~< 10 pc) global (~ 20 kpc) simulations of isolated Milky Way-type galaxy disks. The…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Elizabeth J. Tasker

We present new interferometric $^{12}CO$(1-0) and single-dish CO(3-2) observations of the central parts of D478, a large (> 200 pc) dark dust cloud located in a quiescent region of the inner disk of M31 where single-dish CO(1-0) and CO(2-1)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Laurent Loinard Ronald J. Allen

We have observed the $^{12}$CO J=2-1, J=3-2, and $^{13}$CO J=2-1 lines in a sample of seven giant molecular clouds in the Local Group spiral galaxy M33. The $^{12}$CO/$^{13}$CO J=2-1 line ratio is constant across the entire sample, while…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 C. D. Wilson , C. E. Walker , M. D. Thornley

To understand the impact of low metallicities on giant molecular cloud (GMC) structure, we compare far infrared dust emission, CO emission, and dynamics in the star-forming complex N83 in the Wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Dust…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-08-12 A. K. Leroy , A. Bolatto , C. Bot , C. W. Engelbracht , K. Gordon , F. P. Israel , M. Rubio , K. Sandstrom , S. Stanimirović

We study the properties of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) from a smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulation of a portion of a spiral galaxy, modelled at high resolution, with robust representations of the physics of the interstellar medium.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-31 A. Duarte-Cabral , C. L. Dobbs

We present spectral line images of [CI] 809 GHz, CO J=1-0 115 GHz and HI 1.4 GHz line emission, and calculate the corresponding C, CO and H column densities, for a sinuous, quiescent Giant Molecular Cloud about 5 kpc distant along the…

We investigate the structure of the molecular cloud complexes (MCCs) as a group of several giant molecular clouds (GMCs) in the Galaxy. Then, we find that the mass-size relation which has been reported for the GMCs establishes well even for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 A. K. Inoue , H. Kamaya

We have discovered an energetic high-velocity compact cloud CO$-$0.31+0.11 in the central molecular zone of our Galaxy. CO$-$0.31+0.11 is located at a projected distance of $\sim 45$ pc from the Galactic nucleus Sgr A$^*$. It is…

We report the spatial distribution and physical characteristics of molecular clouds in the G24 region, which is located near the intersection of the Milky Way's Galactic bar with the Norma arm and the 3 kpc arm. Utilizing molecular line…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-21 Tian Yang , Xi Chen , Xiao-Yun Xu , Yang Yang , En Chen , Jun Li , Bing-Gang Ju , Deng-Rong Lu

Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) are potential hosts of the elusive early phases of high-mass star formation (HMSF). Here we conduct an in-depth analysis of the fragmentation properties of a sample of 10 IRDCs, which have been highlighted as…

There is now abundant observational evidence that star formation is a highly dynamical process that connects filament hierarchies and supernova feedback from galaxy scale kpc filaments and superbubbles, to giant molecular clouds (GMCs) on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-05-30 Bo Zhao , Ralph E. Pudritz , Rachel Pillsworth , Hector Robinson , James Wadsley

We present an approach for analysing the morphology and physical properties of Hi features near giant OB asso- ciations in M33, in the context of a model whereby the Hi excess arises from photodissociation of the molecular gas in remnants…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-22 J. S. Heiner , R. J. Allen , P. C. van der Kruit

Analyzing the high-resolution CO-line survey of the Galactic plane with the Nobeyama 45-m telescope (FUGIN), we show that the star-forming complex G18.15-0.30+51 (G18) at radial velocity of 51 \kms is {a tight triple association of a giant…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-08-16 Yoshiaki Sofue

We made R-band polarization measurements of 234 stars towards the direction of MBM 33-39 cloud complex. The distance of MBM 33-39 complex was determined as $120\pm10$ pc using polarization results and near-infrared photometry from the 2MASS…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-04-25 S. Neha , G. Maheswar , A. Soam , Chang Won Lee

We present aperture synthesis imaging of dense molecular gas in the Large Magellanic Cloud, taken with the prototype millimeter receivers of the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). Our observations of the N113 HII region reveal a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Tony Wong , John B. Whiteoak , Juergen Ott , Yi-nan Chin , Maria R. Cunningham