Atmospheric pressure and molecular cloud formation in early-type galaxies
arXiv:2110.15410 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/acb53f
Abstract
A strong correlation between atmospheric pressure and molecular gas mass is found in central cluster galaxies and early-type galaxies. This trend and a similar trend with atmospheric gas density would naturally arise if the molecular clouds condensed from hot atmospheres. Limits on the ratio of molecular to atomic hydrogen in these systems exceed unity. The data are consistent with ambient pressure being a significant factor in the rapid conversion of atomic hydrogen into molecules as found in normal spiral galaxies.
arXiv comment7 pages, 4 figures
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