Influence of Gas Motion on Star Formation in the Central Region of a Disk Galaxy

1988 ◽  
pp. 391-395
Author(s):  
B. Basu ◽  
Anuradha Saha ◽  
Tara Bhattacharyya
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Disk Galaxy

scholarly journals Major impact from a minor merger

2018 ◽  
Vol 615 ◽  
pp. A122 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. König ◽  
S. Aalto ◽  
S. Muller ◽  
J. S. Gallagher III ◽  
R. J. Beswick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Brightness Temperature ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Molecular Clouds ◽  
Molecular Gas ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Dense Gas ◽  
Giant Molecular Clouds ◽  
Minor Mergers ◽  
Co Emission

Context. Minor mergers are important processes contributing significantly to how galaxies evolve across the age of the Universe. Their impact on the growth of supermassive black holes and star formation is profound – about half of the star formation activity in the local Universe is the result of minor mergers. Aims. The detailed study of dense molecular gas in galaxies provides an important test of the validity of the relation between star formation rate and HCN luminosity on different galactic scales – from whole galaxies to giant molecular clouds in their molecular gas-rich centers. Methods. We use observations of HCN and HCO+ 1−0 with NOEMA and of CO3−2 with the SMA to study the properties of the dense molecular gas in the Medusa merger (NGC 4194) at 1′′ resolution. In particular, we compare the distribution of these dense gas tracers with CO2−1 high-resolution maps in the Medusa merger. To characterize gas properties, we calculate the brightness temperature ratios between the three tracers and use them in conjunction with a non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) radiative line transfer model. Results. The gas represented by HCN and HCO+ 1−0, and CO3−2 does not occupy the same structures as the less dense gas associated with the lower-J CO emission. Interestingly, the only emission from dense gas is detected in a 200 pc region within the “Eye of the Medusa”, an asymmetric 500 pc off-nuclear concentration of molecular gas. Surprisingly, no HCN or HCO+ is detected for the extended starburst of the Medusa merger. Additionally, there are only small amounts of HCN or HCO+ associated with the active galactic nucleus. The CO3−2/2−1 brightness temperature ratio inside “the Eye” is ~2.5 – the highest ratio found so far – implying optically thin CO emission. The CO2−1/HCN 1−0 (~9.8) and CO2−1/HCO+ 1−0 (~7.9) ratios show that the dense gas filling factor must be relatively high in the central region, consistent with the elevated CO3−1/2−1 ratio. Conclusions. The line ratios reveal an extreme, fragmented molecular cloud population inside the Eye with large bulk temperatures (T > 300 K) and high gas densities (n(H2) > 104 cm-3). This is very different from the cool, self-gravitating structures of giant molecular clouds normally found in the disks of galaxies. The Eye of the Medusa is found at an interface between a large-scale minor axis inflow and the central region of the Medusa. Hence, the extreme conditions inside the Eye may be the result of the radiative and mechanical feedback from a deeply embedded, young and massive super star cluster formed due to the gas pile-up at the intersection. Alternatively, shocks from the inflowing gas entering the central region of the Medusa may be strong enough to shock and fragment the gas. For both scenarios, however, it appears that the HCN and HCO+ dense gas tracers are not probing star formation, but instead a post-starburst and/or shocked ISM that is too hot and fragmented to form newstars. Thus, caution is advised in taking the detection of emission from dense gas tracers as evidence of ongoing or imminent star formation.

scholarly journals Dissecting galaxies: separating star formation, shock excitation and AGN activity in the central region of NGC 613

2017 ◽  
Vol 470 (4) ◽  
pp. 4974-4988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca L. Davies ◽  
Brent Groves ◽  
Lisa J. Kewley ◽  
Anne M. Medling ◽  
Prajval Shastri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Shock Excitation

scholarly journals Supershells

1988 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 447-459
Author(s):  
Richard McCray
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Radio Emission ◽  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Disk Galaxy ◽  
Interstellar Gas ◽  
Irregular Galaxies ◽  
Nearby Galaxies ◽  
Gas Layer

AbstractRepeated supernovae from an OB association will, in a few ×107 yr, create a cavity of coronal gas in the interstellar medium, with radius > 100 pc, surrounded by a dense expanding shell of cool interstellar gas. Such a cavity will likely burst through the gas layer of a disk galaxy. Such holes and “supershells” have been observed in optical and H I radio emission maps of the Milky Way and other nearby galaxies. The gas swept up in the supershell is likely to become gravitationally unstable, providing a mechanism for propagating star formation that may be particularly effective in irregular galaxies.

Erratum - Stochastic Self-Propagating Star Formation in Three-Dimensional Disk Galaxy Simulations

1984 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 937
Author(s):  
T. Ststler ◽  
N. Comins ◽  
B. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Disk Galaxy

scholarly journals Low dust emissivities and radial variations in the envelopes of Class 0 protostars: possible signature of early grain growth

2019 ◽  
Vol 632 ◽  
pp. A5 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Galametz ◽  
A. J. Maury ◽  
V. Valdivia ◽  
L. Testi ◽  
A. Belloche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Star Formation ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Radial Gradient ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Dust Composition ◽  
Dust Grain ◽  
Early Phases ◽  
Inner Envelope

Context. Analyzing the properties of dust and its evolution in the early phases of star formation is crucial to put constraints on the collapse and accretion processes as well as on the pristine properties of planet-forming seeds. Aims. In this paper, we aim to investigate the variations of the dust grain size in the envelopes of the youngest protostars. Methods. We analyzed Plateau de Bure interferometric observations at 1.3 and 3.2 mm for 12 Class 0 protostars obtained as part of the CALYPSO survey. We performed our analysis in the visibility domain and derived dust emissivity index (β1−3mm) profiles as a function of the envelope radius at 200–2000 au scales. Results. Most of the protostellar envelopes show low dust emissivity indices decreasing toward the central regions. The decreasing trend remains after correction of the (potentially optically thick) central region emission, with surprisingly low β1−3mm < 1 values across most of the envelope radii of NGC 1333-IRAS 4A, NGC 1333-IRAS 4B, SVS13B, and Serpens-SMM4. Conclusions. We discuss the various processes that could explain such low and varying dust emissivity indices at envelope radii 200–2000 au. Our observations of extremely low dust emissivity indices could trace the presence of large (millimeter-size) grains in Class 0 envelopes, in which case our results would point to a radial increase of the dust grain size toward the inner envelope regions. While it is expected that large grains in young protostellar envelopes could be built via grain growth and coagulation, we stress that the typical timescales required to build millimeter grains in current coagulation models are at odds with the youth of our Class 0 protostars. Additional variations in the dust composition could also partly contribute to the low β1−3mm we observe. We find that the steepness of the β1−3mm radial gradient depends strongly on the envelope mass, which might favor a scenario in which large grains are built in high-density protostellar disks and transported to the intermediate envelope radii, for example with the help of outflows and winds.

scholarly journals Disk Galaxy Models Driven by Stochastic Self-Propagating Star Formation

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Mineikis ◽  
V. Vansevičius
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Observational Data ◽  
Galaxy Formation ◽  
Spiral Galaxy ◽  
Gas Dynamics ◽  
Disk Galaxy ◽  
Disk Galaxies ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Late Type ◽  
Adequate Accuracy

AbstractWe present a model of chemical and spectrophotometric evolution of disk galaxies based on a stochastic self-propagating star formation scenario. The model incorporates galaxy formation through the process of accretion, chemical and photometric evolution treatment, based on simple stellar populations (SSP), and parameterized gas dynamics inside the model. The model reproduces observational data of the late-type spiral galaxy M33 reasonably well. Promising test results prove the applicability of the model and the adequate accuracy for the interpretation of disk galaxy properties.

scholarly journals Star formation history in the central region of the barred galaxy NGC 7177

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. K. Sil’chenko ◽  
A. A. Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Star Formation History ◽  
Formation History

scholarly journals Star formation properties in barred galaxies

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S284) ◽  
pp. 349-351
Author(s):  
Zhi-Min Zhou ◽  
Chen Cao ◽  
Hong Wu
Keyword(s):  
Star Formation ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Barred Galaxies ◽  
Secular Evolution ◽  
Evolution Of Galaxies ◽  
Star Formation Activity ◽  
Multi Wavelength

AbstractStellar bars are important structures for the internal secular evolution of galaxies. They can drive gas into the central region of galaxies, and result in an enhancement of star formation activity there. Previous studies are limited in the comparisons between barred and unbarred galaxies. Here we try to investigate the connection between star formation activities and different bars, based on multi-wavelength data in a sample of barred spirals. We find that there is no clearly trend of the surface star formation rates in different structures along the bar strength. In addition, there is larger scatter for the properties of star formation activity in the galaxies with middle-strength bars, which may indicate that a variety of star formation stages are more likely associated with these bars.

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