ERC Advanced Grant · 2024
Galaxy Centers: Understanding Star Formation in Extreme Environments
Gas-rich galaxy centers like our own Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) are amongst the most extreme, yet poorly understood, environments for star formation. These regions are affected by large-scale in- and out-flows of gas, by nuclear starburst and/or active galactic nuclei, which makes them unique laboratories in the local universe to study star formation at the highest gas and stellar mass densities, intense radiation fields, and short (<50 Myr) dynamical timescales. CMZs are compact (<1kpc) and subject to high extinction, which requires near- to mid-infrared observations to study their individual star-forming sites. The lack of data that resolves the molecular gas reservoirs and…
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