Fast and inefficient star formation due to short-lived molecular clouds and rapid feedback
Observations that molecular gas in NGC 300 is spatially uncorrelated with high-mass stars are attributed to rapid evolution, with molecular clouds quickly destroyed by stellar feedback, and low star-formation efficiency.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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22 May 2019
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Nature
Year: 2019, Volume: 569, Issue: 7757, Pages: 519-538 |
| ISSN: | 1476-4687 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41586-019-1194-3 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1194-3 Verlag, Volltext: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1194-3 
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| Author Notes: | J.M. Diederik Kruijssen, Andreas Schruba, Mélanie Chevance, Steven N. Longmore, Alexander P.S. Hygate, Daniel T. Haydon, Anna F. McLeod, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Linda J. Tacconi & Ewine F. van Dishoeck |
| Summary: | Observations that molecular gas in NGC 300 is spatially uncorrelated with high-mass stars are attributed to rapid evolution, with molecular clouds quickly destroyed by stellar feedback, and low star-formation efficiency. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 01.07.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1476-4687 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41586-019-1194-3 |