Molecular gas and dust in spiral galaxies Conferences

abstract

• AbstractSeveral recent surveys (HERACLES, NGLS, KINGFISH, VNGS) have provided us with sensitive high-resolution observations of the molecular gas and dust content in spiral galaxies within 25 Mpc. I review recent results on the molecular gas content and its relation to star formation, as well as on the gas to dust ratio and the dust heating in spiral galaxies. I also present new results on the effect of environment on the molecular gas content of spiral galaxies.

authors

• Wilson, Christine D

status

• published 

publication date

• August 2012

has subject area

• 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences (FoR)

published in

• Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5109 Space Sciences

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1017/s174392131300077x

start page

• 119

end page

• 126

volume

• 8

issue

• S292