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Sub kpc-scale gas density histogram: a new statistical method to characterize galactic-scale gas structures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2023

Ren Matsusaka Open the ORCID record for Ren Matsusaka [Opens in a new window] ,
Toshihiro Handa Open the ORCID record for Toshihiro Handa [Opens in a new window] ,
Yusuke Fujimoto Open the ORCID record for Yusuke Fujimoto [Opens in a new window] ,
Takeru Murase Open the ORCID record for Takeru Murase [Opens in a new window] ,
Yushi Hirata ,
Junya Nishi ,
Takumi Ito ,
Megumi Sasaki  and
Tomoki Mizoguchi
Ren Matsusaka
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Kôrimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Toshihiro Handa
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Kôrimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Yusuke Fujimoto
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Aizu Tsuruga, Ikki-machi, Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima JAPAN 965-8580 Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
Takeru Murase
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Kôrimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Yushi Hirata
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Kôrimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Junya Nishi
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Kôrimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Takumi Ito
Affiliation:
Kumamoto University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
Megumi Sasaki
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Kôrimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Tomoki Mizoguchi
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Kôrimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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Abstract

To understand the physical properties of the interstellar medium (ISM) in various scales, we should investigate it with pc-scale resolution over kpc scale coverage. Here, we report the sub-kpc scale Gas Density Histogram (GDH) of the Milky Way. GDH is a histogram of averaged density and corresponds to the probability density distribution (PDF) of gas volume density. We use galactic plain survey data (l =10∘− 50∘) at 12CO and 13CO (J = 1 − 0) obtained as a part of the FOREST Unbiased Galactic plane Imaging survey with the Nobeyama 45m telescope (FUGIN). With this method and data, we are free from spatial structure and molecular cloud identification. GDH can be well fitted with single or double log-normal distribution; which we call as the low-density log-normal (L-LN) and high-density log-normal (H-LN) components. We found both the H-LN fraction (fH) and L-LN width (σL) along the gas density axis show a coherent structure on the longitude-velocity diagram. It suggests that there is a relationship between the ISM property and kpc scale structure in the Milky Way.

Keywords

ISM: cloudsISM: structureISM: moleculesGalaxy: structure
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Poster Paper
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 17 , Symposium S373: Resolving the Rise and Fall of Star Formation in Galaxies , August 2021 , pp. 42 - 44
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Astronomical Union

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