We present a multi-scale analysis of molecular hydrogen in a Milky Way-like simulated galaxy. Our census covers the gas content of the entire disc, to radial profiles and the Kennicutt-Schmidt relation, to a study of its molecular clouds, and finally down to a cell-by-cell analysis of the gas phases. Where observations are available we find agreement. A significant fraction of the H2 gas is in low-density regions mixed with atomic hydrogen and would therefore be difficult to observe. We use the molecular addition to ramses-rt, an adaptive mesh refinement grid code with the hydrodynamics coupled to moment-based radiative transfer. Three resolutions of the same galaxy detail the effects it has on H2 formation, with grid cells sized 97, 24, and 6.1 pc. Only the highest resolution yields gas densities high enough to host significant H2 fractions, and resolution is therefore key to simulating H2. Apart our pieces of galactic analysis are disparate, but assembled they provide a cohesive portrait of H2 in the interstellar medium. H2 chemistry on the atomic scale is sufficient to generate its dynamics throughout an entire galaxy.
An (in)complete NIRSpec census of Balmer absorption in Type 1 AGN -- radiation-driven outflows in little red dots, quasars and variable stars
University of Cambridge(剑桥大学);Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge(剑桥大学卡弗里宇宙学研究所);Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge(剑桥大学卡文迪许实验室);University College London(伦敦大学学院)
Hubble Space Telescope Captures UGC~12591: Bulge/Disc Properties, Star Formation and `Missing Baryons' Census in a Very Massive and Fast Spinning Hybrid Galaxy
ESA Voyage 2050 white paper: A complete census of the gas phases in and around galaxies, far-UV spectropolarimetry as a prime tool for understanding galaxy evolution and star formation
Rogue Ones: Orbital census of Galactic Cepheids and their Anomalies
INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino(意大利国家天体物理研究所都灵天文台);Astronomical Observatory, University of Warsaw(华沙大学天文台);School of Astronomy and Space Science, Nanjing University(南京大学天文与空间科学学院);Key Laboratory of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ministry of Education(教育部现代天文学与天体物理学重点实验室);Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Australian National University(澳大利亚国立大学天文与天体物理研究学院)
CHORD HI-Galaxy Survey Forecasts: Searching for nearby dark galaxies and high redshift giants
Queen’s University(女王大学);Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics(理论物理前沿研究所);University of Waterloo(滑铁卢大学);McGill University(麦吉尔大学);Trottier Space Institute(特罗蒂尔太空研究所);Arizona State University(亚利桑那州立大学);University of British Columbia(不列颠哥伦比亚大学);National Research Council(国家研究委员会)
Active Galactic Nuclei from HeII: a more complete census of AGN in SDSS galaxies yields a new population of low-luminosity AGN in highly star-forming galaxies