Simulations of the star-forming molecular gas in an interacting M51-like galaxy: cloud population statistics

To investigate how molecular clouds react to different environmental conditions at a galactic scale, we present a catalogue of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) resolved down to masses of ∼10 M⊙ from a simulation of the entire disc of an interacting M51-like galaxy and a comparable isolated galaxy. Our...

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Main Authors: Treß, Robin G. (Author) , Sormani, Mattia C. (Author) , Smith, Rowan J. (Author) , Glover, Simon (Author) , Klessen, Ralf S. (Author) , Mac Low, Mordecai-Mark (Author) , Clark, Paul C. (Author) , Duarte-Cabral, Ana (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2021 June 12
In: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Year: 2021, Volume: 505, Issue: 4, Pages: 5438-5459
ISSN:1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stab1683
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab1683
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Author Notes:Robin G. Treß, Mattia C. Sormani, Rowan J. Smith, Simon C.O. Glover, Ralf S. Klessen, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Paul Clark and Ana Duarte-Cabral

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