Journal article
A new estimator of resolved molecular gas in nearby galaxies
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A relationship between dust-reprocessed light from recent star formation and the amount of star-forming gas in a galaxy produces a correlation between Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) 12 μm emission and CO line emission. Here, we explore this correlation on kiloparsec scales with CO(1–0) maps from EDGE–CALIFA matched in resolution to WISE 12 μm images. We find strong CO-12 μm correlations within each galaxy …
Authors
Chown R; Li C; Parker L; Wilson CD; Li N; Gao Y
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 500, No. 1, pp. 1261–1278
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 18, 2020
DOI
10.1093/mnras/staa3288
ISSN
0035-8711