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Formation of Molecular Clouds and Global Conditions for Star Formation
Clare L. Dobbs, Mark R. Krumholz, Javier Ballesteros-Paredes +6
Giant molecular clouds (GMCs) are the primary reservoirs of cold, star-forming molecular gas in the Milky Way and similar galaxies, and thus any understanding of star formation mus…
Using synthetic emission maps to constrain the structure of the Milky Way
Alex Pettitt, Clare Dobbs, David Acreman +1
We present the current standing of an investigation into the structure of the Milky Way. We use smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) to simulate the ISM gas in the Milky Way under…
Giant molecular clouds: star factories of the galaxy
Clare Dobbs
Stars are forming in our galaxy at a rate of between 1 and 4 solar masses of stars per year. In contrast to elliptical galaxies, which are largely devoid of star formation, star fo…
A Comparative Study of Giant Molecular Clouds in M51, M33 and the Large Magellanic Cloud
Annie Hughes, Sharon E. Meidt, Dario Colombo +9
We compare the properties of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) in M51 identified by the Plateau de Bure Interferometer Whirlpool Arcsecond Survey (PAWS) with GMCs identified in wide-fi…
Star formation in galaxies: the role of spiral arms
Clare Dobbs
Studying star formation in spiral arms tells us not only about the evolution of star formation, and molecular clouds, but can also tell us about the nature of spiral structure in g…
Gas Kinematics on GMC scales in M51 with PAWS: cloud stabilization through dynamical pressure
Sharon E. Meidt, Eva Schinnerer, Santiago Garcia-Burillo +9
We use the high spatial and spectral resolution of the PAWS CO(1-0) survey of the inner 9 kpc of the iconic spiral galaxy M51 to examine the effect of gas streaming motions on the…