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| Bridging Local and Global Scales: Molecular Cloud and Star Formation in the Magellanic Clouds |
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Bridging Local and Global Scales: Molecular Cloud and Star Formation in the Magellanic Clouds |
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(National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA) |
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Tuesday morning,Oct. 27th, 10:45 a.m. |
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Room 327, Office Block, 2 West Beijing Road (PMO, CAS)
Welcome to attend
(PMO Academic committee & academic circulating committee)
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abstract
The Magellanic Clouds are the first milestone to understand molecular cloud and star formation on galaxy-wide scales. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) exhibits an inclination that allows the detailed distribution of the giant molecular clouds (GMCs) while retaining the kinematic information (in contrast to the Galaxy). The Magellanic System is also close enough to identify all individual GMCs and thus provide enough objects to derive the statistical properties of their populations. We present CO observations with a resolution of 10pc of all GMCs in the LMC and deep observations of GMCs in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). In addition, we will show interferometric observations of high density tracers (HCN, HCO+) towards a number of individual star forming regions at 2 pc resolution. We find that a simple column density argument is not sufficient for the transformation of atomic into molecular gas. It also appears that the radiation field that surrounds the molecular material only has little influence on most of the properties and thus the star formation abilities of individual GMCs. A trend, however, between the radiation field and the surface density of molecular material may exist. With the molecular gas being decoupled from the pressure equilibrium of their surroundings, the problem of star formation turns into a problem of molecular cloud formation. We will show how the GMC formation may depend on the global structure of a galaxy. Given the low metallicities of the Magellanic Clouds, our studies may have immediate impact in the understanding of 'normal' galaxies at high redshift. With their southern location, and their proximity that connects Galactic and extragalactic studies, the Magellanic System will be a prime target for future ALMA experiments.
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