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Article Dans Une Revue The Astrophysical Journal Année : 2018

Cloud-scale Molecular Gas Properties in 15 Nearby Galaxies

Jiayi Sun
Adam K. Leroy
  • Fonction : Auteur
Andreas Schruba
  • Fonction : Auteur
Erik Rosolowsky
J. M. Diederik Kruijssen
  • Fonction : Auteur
Sharon Meidt
Eva Schinnerer
Guillermo A. Blanc
  • Fonction : Auteur
Frank Bigiel
Alberto D. Bolatto
  • Fonction : Auteur
Mélanie Chevance
Brent Groves
Cinthya N. Herrera
  • Fonction : Auteur
Alexander P. S. Hygate
  • Fonction : Auteur
Jérôme Pety
Miguel Querejeta
Antonio Usero
Dyas Utomo

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We measure the velocity dispersion, σ, and surface density, Σ, of the molecular gas in nearby galaxies from CO spectral line cubes with spatial resolution 45-120 pc, matched to the size of individual giant molecular clouds. Combining 11 galaxies from the PHANGS-ALMA survey with four targets from the literature, we characterize ∼30,000 independent sightlines where CO is detected at good significance. Σ and σ show a strong positive correlation, with the best-fit power-law slope close to the expected value for resolved, self-gravitating clouds. This indicates only a weak variation in the virial parameter α vir ∝ σ 2/Σ, which is ∼1.5-3.0 for most galaxies. We do, however, observe enormous variation in the internal turbulent pressure P turb ∝ Σσ 2, which spans ∼5 dex across our sample. We find Σ, σ, and P turb to be systematically larger in more massive galaxies. The same quantities appear enhanced in the central kiloparsec of strongly barred galaxies relative to their disks. Based on sensitive maps of M31 and M33, the slope of the σ-Σ relation flattens at Σ ≲ 10 M pc-2, leading to high σ for a given Σ and high apparent α vir. This echoes results found in the Milky Way and likely originates from a combination of lower beam-filling factors and a stronger influence of local environment on the dynamical state of molecular gas in the low-density regime.

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Jiayi Sun, Adam K. Leroy, Andreas Schruba, Erik Rosolowsky, Annie Hughes, et al.. Cloud-scale Molecular Gas Properties in 15 Nearby Galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal, 2018, 860, ⟨10.3847/1538-4357/aac326⟩. ⟨insu-03678201⟩
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