The Messenger Astronomical Science

The Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) Surveys

Authors
  • Schinnerer, Eva [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany; Associate Scientist, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, USA]
  • Leroy, Adam [The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA]
  • Blanc, Guillermo [Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Pasadena, USA]
  • Emsellem, Eric [European Southern Observatory (ESO); Univ. Lyon, Univ. Lyon I, ENS Lyon, CNRS, CRAL, Saint-Genis-Laval, France]
  • Hughes, Annie [CNRS/IRAP & UPS-OMP, Toulouse, France]
  • Rosolowsky, Erik [University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada]
  • Schruba, Andreas [Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany]
  • Bigiel, Frank [AIfA University Bonn, Bonn, Germany]
  • Escala, Andres [Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
  • Groves, Brent [Australian National University, Canberra, Australia]
  • Kreckel, Kathryn [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Kruijssen, Diederik [ARI/ZAH University Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Lee, Janice [CalTech/IPAC, Pasadena, USA]
  • Meidt, Sharon [Ghent University, Belgium]
  • Pety, Jerome [Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique, Saint Martin d’Hères, France]
  • Sanchez-Blazquez, Patricia [Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain]
  • Sandstrom, Karin [University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA]
  • Usero, Antonio [Observatorio Astronómico National (IGN), Madrid, Spain]
  • Barnes, Ashley [AIfA University Bonn, Bonn, Germany]
  • Belfiore, Francesco [European Southern Observatory (ESO)]
  • Bešlić, Ivana [AIfA University Bonn, Bonn, Germany]
  • Chandar, Rupali [University of Toledo, Toledo, USA]
  • Chatzigiannakis, Dimitris [AIfA University Bonn, Bonn, Germany]
  • Chevance, Melanie [ARI/ZAH University Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Congiu, Enrico [The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Pasadena, USA]
  • Dale, Daniel [University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA]
  • Faesi, Christopher [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Gallagher, Molly [The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA]
  • Garcia-Rodriguez, Axel [Observatorio Astronómico National (IGN), Madrid, Spain]
  • Glover, Simon [ITA/ZAH University Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Grasha, Kathryn [Australian National University, Canberra, Australia]
  • Henshaw, Jonathan [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Herrera, Cinthya [Institut de Radio Astronomie Millimétrique, Saint Martin d’Hères, France]
  • Ho, I-Ting [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Hygate, Alexander [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Jimenez-Donaire, Maria [CfA/Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, USA]
  • Kessler, Sarah [The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA]
  • Kim, Jenny [ARI/ZAH University Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Klessen, Ralf [ITA/ZAH University Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Koch, Eric [University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada]
  • Lang, Philipp [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Larson, Kirsten [CalTech/IPAC, Pasadena, USA]
  • Le Reste, Alexandra [CNRS/IRAP & UPS-OMP, Toulouse, France]
  • Liu, Daizhong [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • McElroy, Rebecca [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Nofech, Joseph [University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada]
  • Ostriker, Eve [Princeton University, USA]
  • Pessa Gutierrez, Ismael [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Puschnig, Johannes [AIfA University Bonn, Bonn, Germany]
  • Querejeta, Miguel [Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Observatorio Astronómico National (IGN), Madrid, Spain]
  • Razza, Alessandro [ESO; Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
  • Saito, Toshiki [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Santoro, Francesco [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Stuber, Sophia [Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Sun, Jiayi [The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA]
  • Thilker, David [Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA]
  • Turner, Jordan [University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA]
  • Ubeda, Leonardo [Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA]
  • Utreras, Jose [Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile]
  • Utomo, Dyas [The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA]
  • van Dyk, Schuyler [CalTech/IPAC, Pasadena, USA]
  • Ward, Jacob [ARI/ZAH University Heidelberg, Germany]
  • Whitmore, Brad [Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA]

Section
Astronomical Science
Abstract

A major advance in understanding the process of star formation will come from charting the connections between cold (molecular) gas and young stars on the scale of individual molecular clouds, HII regions, and star clusters. For the first time, the ESO facilities ALMA and MUSE, in combination with HST, offer the opportunity to survey the properties of these regions and clusters across a large sample of galaxies, capturing the range of diverse galactic environments found in the local universe. Guided by theoretical models and simulations, the PHANGS collaboration has begun an endeavour which aims to reveal the physical processes controlling the process of star formation in galaxies.


Dates
Created: 2019-09-01/2019-09-30
Length
6 pages

Cite this article:

Schinnerer, E., Leroy, A., Blanc, G., Emsellem, E., Hughes, A., Rosolowsky, E., Schruba, A., Bigiel, F., Escala, A., Groves, B., Kreckel, K., Kruijssen, D., Lee, J., Meidt, S., Pety, J., Sanchez-Blazquez, P., Sandstrom, K., Usero, A., Barnes, A., Belfiore, F., Bešlić, I., Chandar, R., Chatzigiannakis, D., Chevance, M., Congiu, E., Dale, D., Faesi, C., Gallagher, M., Garcia-Rodriguez, A., Glover, S., Grasha, K., Henshaw, J., Herrera, C., Ho, I., Hygate, A., Jimenez-Donaire, M., Kessler, S., Kim, J., Klessen, R., Koch, E., Lang, P., Larson, K., Le Reste, A., Liu, D., McElroy, R., Nofech, J., Ostriker, E., Pessa Gutierrez, I., Puschnig, J., Querejeta, M., Razza, A., Saito, T., Santoro, F., Stuber, S., Sun, J., Thilker, D., Turner, J., Ubeda, L., Utreras, J., Utomo, D., van Dyk, S., Ward, J., Whitmore, B.; The Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) Surveys. The Messenger 177 (September 2019): 36–41. https://doi.org/10.18727/0722-6691/5151