Molecular atlas of nearby galaxies through sensitive high-resolution multi-band molecular line surveys
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Star formation and associated feedback processes play a key role in galaxy evolution. Astrochemistry is a powerful tool for characterising the physical conditions of dense star-forming gas and understanding the reciprocal relation between stellar feedback and the interstellar medium (ISM): from the way feedback influences the ISM to how the ISM conditions regulate the formation of new stars. The advent of large spectral surveys of a few individual galaxy centres have demonstrated the potential of molecular gas inventories to reveal the physical conditions of star-forming gas in great detail. A next-generation (sub)mm facility in the 2040s would extend this science to the local star-forming galaxy population, providing for the first time a comprehensive view of the physical and chemical conditions of the molecular ISM in the local universe.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Bouvier, Mathilde, Behrens, Erica, Colzi, Laura, Duarte-Cabral, Ana, Greve, Minou, Mangum, Jeff, Muller, Sébastien, Querejeta, Miguel, Rivilla, Víctor M., Salvestrini, Francesco, Williams, Thomas G., Bacchini, Cecilia, Casasola, Viviana, Davis, Timothy A., Brok, Jakob den, Eibensteiner, Cosima, Espada, Daniel, Martín, Sergio, Motte, Frédérique, Paladino, Rosita, Pereira-Santaella, Miguel, Ruffa, Ilaria, Thater, Sabine, Dutkowska, Katarzyna M.
Institution: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7222642334