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most citedForming Super Star Clusters in the Central Starburst of NGC 253

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astro-ph.GA2025★ 2 cited

The Dust Polarisation and Magnetic Field Structure in the Centre of NGC253 with ALMA

Davide Belfiori, Rosita Paladino, Annie Hughes +7

Magnetic fields have an impact on galaxy evolution at multiple scales. They are particularly important for starburst galaxies, where they play a crucial role in shaping the interst…

astro-ph.GA2024

The fountain of the luminous infrared galaxy Zw049.057 as traced by its OH megamaser

Boy Lankhaar, Susanne Aalto, Clare Wethers +15

High resolution (0."037-0."13 [10-35 pc]) e-MERLIN ( cm) and (0."024 [6.5 pc]) ALMA ( mm) observations have been used to image OH (hydroxyl) and HCO (formald…

astro-ph.GA2024

The ALCHEMI atlas: principal component analysis reveals starburst evolution in NGC 253

Nanase Harada, David S. Meier, Sergio Martín +24

Molecular lines are powerful diagnostics of the physical and chemical properties of the interstellar medium (ISM). These ISM properties, which affect future star formation, are exp…

astro-ph.GA2023

Large-Scale Features of the CON Galaxy NGC4418 with MUSE

C. F. Wethers, S. Aalto, G. C. Privon +6

Compact obscured nuclei (CONs) are relatively common in the centers of local (U)LIRGs, yet their nature remains unknown. Both AGN activity and extreme nuclear starbursts have been…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 3 cited

Long-period maser-bearing Miras in the Galactic center: period-luminosity relations and extinction estimates

M. O. Lewis, R. Bhattacharya, L. O. Sjouwerman +5

We establish a sample of 370 Mira variables that are likely near the Galactic center (GC). The sources have been selected from the OGLE and BAaDE surveys based on their sky coordin…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 16 cited

SUNRISE: The rich molecular inventory of high-redshift dusty galaxies revealed by broadband spectral line surveys

Chentao Yang, Alain Omont, Sergio Martín +21

Understanding the nature of high- dusty galaxies requires a comprehensive view of their ISM and molecular complexity. However, the molecular ISM at high- is commonly studied…

astro-ph.GA2023

5-12 pc resolution ALMA imaging of gas and dust in the obscured compact nucleus of IRAS 17578-0400

Chentao Yang, Susanne Aalto, Sabine König +7

We here present 0.02-0.04'' resolution ALMA observation of the compact obscured nucleus (CON) of IRAS17578-0400. A dusty torus within the nucleus, approximately 4 pc in radius, has…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 12 cited

The Opaque Heart of the Galaxy IC 860: Analogous Protostellar, Kinematics, Morphology, and Chemistry

M. D. Gorski, S. Aalto, S. König +7

Compact Obscured Nuclei (CONs) account for a significant fraction of the population of luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs and ULIRGs). These galaxy nuclei are comp…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 32 cited

The Morpho-Kinematic Architecture of Super Star Clusters in the Center of NGC253

Rebecca C. Levy, Alberto D. Bolatto, Adam K. Leroy +9

The center of the nearby galaxy NGC\,253 hosts a population of more than a dozen super star clusters (SSCs) which are still in the process of forming. The majority of the star form…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 29 cited

Methanol masers in NGC 253 with ALCHEMI

P. K. Humire, C. Henkel, A. Hernández-Gómez +23

Context: Methanol masers of Class I (collisionally-pumped) and Class II (radiatively-pumped) have been studied in great detail in our Galaxy in a variety of astrophysical environme…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 26 cited

ALMA Imaging of a Galactic Molecular Outflow in NGC4945

Alberto D. Bolatto, Adam K. Leroy, Rebecca C. Levy +10

We present the ALMA detection of molecular outflowing gas in the central regions of NGC4945, one of the nearest starbursts and also one of the nearest hosts of an active galactic n…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 12 cited

Discovery of Methanimine Megamasers Toward Compact Obscured Galaxy Nuclei

Mark Gorski, Susanne Aalto, Jeffrey Mangum +8

We present the first search for the 5.29 GHz methanimine() transition toward a sample of galaxy nuclei. We target seven galaxies that host Compact…

astro-ph.GA2021

Clustered Star Formation in the center of NGC 253 Contributes to Driving the Ionized Nuclear Wind

E. A. C. Mills, M. Gorski, K. L. Emig +12

We present new 3 mm observations of the ionized gas toward the nuclear starburst in the nearby (D ~ 3.5 Mpc) galaxy NGC 253. With ALMA, we detect emission from the H40-alpha and He…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 66 cited

CON-quest: Searching for the most obscured galaxy nuclei

N. Falstad, S. Aalto, S. König +28

Some luminous and ultraluminous infrared galaxies (LIRGs and ULIRGs) host extremely compact and dusty nuclei. The intense infrared radiation arising from warm dust in these sources…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 65 cited

Distances to Galactic X-ray Binaries with Gaia DR2

R. M. Arnason, H. Papei, P. Barmby +2

Precise and accurate measurements of distances to Galactic X-ray binaries (XRBs) reduce uncertainties in the determination of XRB physical parameters. We have cross-matched the XRB…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 41 cited

Outflows from Super Star Clusters in the Central Starburst of NGC253

Rebecca C. Levy, Alberto D. Bolatto, Adam K. Leroy +13

Young massive clusters play an important role in the evolution of their host galaxies, and feedback from the high-mass stars in these clusters can have profound effects on the surr…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 46 cited

Super Star Clusters in the Central Starburst of NGC 4945

Kimberly L. Emig, Alberto D. Bolatto, Adam K. Leroy +12

NGC 4945 is a nearby (3.8 Mpc) galaxy hosting a nuclear starburst and Seyfert Type 2 AGN. We use the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to image the 93 GHz (3.2 mm…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 2 cited

Evidence for Coupling of Evolved Star Atmospheres and Spiral Arms of the Milky Way

Mark D. Gorski, Pauline Barmby

It is imperative to map the strength and distribution of feedback in galaxies to understand how feedback affects the galactic ecosystems. HO masers act as indicators of energy…

astro-ph.GA2019★ 60 cited

The molecular outflow in NGC253 at a resolution of two parsecs

Nico Krieger, Alberto D. Bolatto, Fabian Walter +9

We present 0.15'' (~2.5pc) resolution ALMA CO(3-2) observations of the starbursting center in NGC253. Together with archival ALMA CO(1-0) and CO(2-1) data we decompose the emission…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 21 cited

Diagnostics of a Nuclear Starburst: Water and Methanol Masers

Mark Gorski, Jürgen Ott, Richard Rand +4

We test models of starburst driven outflows using observations of the 22.2 GHz HO and 36.2 GHz class I CHOH maser lines. We have observed the starburst galaxy NGC 253 using…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 26 cited

Survey of Water and Ammonia in Nearby galaxies (SWAN): Resolved Ammonia Thermometry, and Water and Methanol Masers in IC 342, NGC 6946 and NGC 2146

Mark Gorski, Jürgen Ott, Richard Rand +3

The Survey of Water and Ammonia in Nearby galaxies (SWAN) studies atomic and molecular species across the nuclei of four star forming galaxies: NGC\,253, IC\,342, NGC\,6946, and NG…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 107 cited

Forming Super Star Clusters in the Central Starburst of NGC 253

Adam K. Leroy, Alberto D. Bolatto, Eve C. Ostriker +11

NGC 253 hosts the nearest nuclear starburst. Previous observations show a region rich in molecular gas, with dense clouds associated with recent star formation. We used ALMA to ima…

astro-ph.GA2017★ 41 cited

Survey of Water and Ammonia in Nearby galaxies (SWAN): Resolved Ammonia Thermometry, Water and Methanol Masers in the Nuclear Starburst of NGC 253

Mark Gorski, Jürgen Ott, Richard Rand +3

We present Karl G Jansky Very Large Array molecular line observations of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253, from SWAN: "Survey of Water and Ammonia in Nearby galaxies". SWAN is a…

astro-ph.GA2011★ 64 cited

X-rays from Blue Compact Dwarf Galaxies

Philip Kaaret, Joseph Schmitt, Mark Gorski

We measured the X-ray fluxes from an optically-selected sample of blue compact dwarf galaxies (BCDs) with metallicities <0.07 and solar distances less than 15 Mpc. Four X-ray point…