SEDIGISM: Structure, excitation, and dynamics of the inner Galactic interstellar medium



Schuller, F, Csengeri, T, Urquhart, JS, Duarte-Cabral, A, Barnes, PJ, Giannetti, A, Hernandez, AK, Leurini, S, Mattern, M, Medina, S-NX
et al (show 34 more authors) (2017) SEDIGISM: Structure, excitation, and dynamics of the inner Galactic interstellar medium. ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 601. A124-A124.

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Abstract

The origin and life-cycle of molecular clouds are still poorly constrained, despite their importance for understanding the evolution of the interstellar medium. Many large-scale surveys of the Galactic plane have been conducted recently, allowing for rapid progress in this field. Nevertheless, a sub-arcminute resolution global view of the large-scale distribution of molecular gas, from the diffuse medium to dense clouds and clumps, and of their relationshipto the spiral structure, is still missing. Aims. We have carried out a systematic, homogeneous, spectroscopic survey of the inner Galactic plane, in order to complement the many continuum Galactic surveys available with crucial distance and gas-kinematic information. Our aim is to combine this data set with recent infrared to sub-millimetre surveys at similar angular resolutions.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: surveys, Galaxy: structure, radio lines: ISM, ISM: clouds, ISM: structure
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2018 11:17
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:26
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201628933
Open Access URL: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04712.pdf
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3025496