The Size-Linewidth Relation and Signatures of Feedback from Quiescent to Active Star Forming Regions in the LMC
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| author | Green, Alex Wong, Tony Indebetouw, Remy Nayak, Omnarayani Bolatto, Alberto Tarantino, Elizabeth Rubio, Monica Madden, Suzanne C. Hirschauer, Alec S. |
| author_facet | Green, Alex Wong, Tony Indebetouw, Remy Nayak, Omnarayani Bolatto, Alberto Tarantino, Elizabeth Rubio, Monica Madden, Suzanne C. Hirschauer, Alec S. |
| contents | To investigate the effects of stellar feedback on the gravitational state of giant molecular clouds (GMCs), we study $^{12}$CO and $^{13}$CO ALMA maps of nine GMCs distributed throughout the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the nearest star-forming galaxy to our own. We perform noise and resolution matching on the sample, working at a common resolution of 3.5 arcseconds (0.85 pc at the LMC distance of 50 kpc), and use the \textit{SCIMES} clustering algorithm to identify discrete substructure, or "clumps." We supplement these data with three tracers of recent star formation: $8μ$m surface brightness, continuum-subtracted H$α$ flux, and interstellar radiation field energy density inferred from dust emission. The $^{12}$CO clumps identified cover a range of 3.6 dex in luminosity-based mass and 2.4 dex in average $8μ$m surface brightness, representative of the wide range of conditions of the interstellar medium in the LMC. Our observations suggest evidence for increased turbulence in these clouds. While the turbulent linewidths are correlated with clump surface density, in agreement with previous observations, we find even better correlation with the three star formation activity tracers considered, suggesting stellar energy injection plays a significant role in the dynamical state of the clumps. The excess linewidths we measure do not appear to result from opacity broadening. $^{12}$CO clumps are found to be typically less gravitationally bound than $^{13}$CO clumps, with some evidence of the kinetic-to-gravitational potential energy ratio increasing with star-formation tracers. Further multi-line analysis may better constrain the assumptions made in these calculations. |
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| spellingShingle | The Size-Linewidth Relation and Signatures of Feedback from Quiescent to Active Star Forming Regions in the LMC Green, Alex Wong, Tony Indebetouw, Remy Nayak, Omnarayani Bolatto, Alberto Tarantino, Elizabeth Rubio, Monica Madden, Suzanne C. Hirschauer, Alec S. Astrophysics of Galaxies To investigate the effects of stellar feedback on the gravitational state of giant molecular clouds (GMCs), we study $^{12}$CO and $^{13}$CO ALMA maps of nine GMCs distributed throughout the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the nearest star-forming galaxy to our own. We perform noise and resolution matching on the sample, working at a common resolution of 3.5 arcseconds (0.85 pc at the LMC distance of 50 kpc), and use the \textit{SCIMES} clustering algorithm to identify discrete substructure, or "clumps." We supplement these data with three tracers of recent star formation: $8μ$m surface brightness, continuum-subtracted H$α$ flux, and interstellar radiation field energy density inferred from dust emission. The $^{12}$CO clumps identified cover a range of 3.6 dex in luminosity-based mass and 2.4 dex in average $8μ$m surface brightness, representative of the wide range of conditions of the interstellar medium in the LMC. Our observations suggest evidence for increased turbulence in these clouds. While the turbulent linewidths are correlated with clump surface density, in agreement with previous observations, we find even better correlation with the three star formation activity tracers considered, suggesting stellar energy injection plays a significant role in the dynamical state of the clumps. The excess linewidths we measure do not appear to result from opacity broadening. $^{12}$CO clumps are found to be typically less gravitationally bound than $^{13}$CO clumps, with some evidence of the kinetic-to-gravitational potential energy ratio increasing with star-formation tracers. Further multi-line analysis may better constrain the assumptions made in these calculations. |
| title | The Size-Linewidth Relation and Signatures of Feedback from Quiescent to Active Star Forming Regions in the LMC |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.09594 |