Inflow of atomic gas fuelling star formation

M. J. Michałowski; G. Gentile; Jeppe  Hjorth; M. R. Krumholz; N. R. Tanvir; P. Kamphuis; D. Burlon; M. Baes; S. Basa; S. Berta; J. M. Castro Cerón; D. Crosby; V. D'Elia; J. Elliott; J. Greiner; L. K. Hunt; S. Klose; M. P. Koprowski; E. Le Floc'h; D. Malesani; T. Murphy; A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu; E. Palazzi; Jesper Rasmussen; A. Rossi; S. Savaglio; P. Schady; A. De Ugarte Postigo; D. Watson; P. Van Der Werf; S. D. Vergani; D. Xu

doi:10.1017/S1743921316005056

T. Murphy, A. Nicuesa Guelbenzu, E. Palazzi, Jesper Rasmussen, A. Rossi, S. Savaglio, P. Schady, A. De Ugarte Postigo, D. Watson, P. Van Der Werf, S. D. Vergani, D. Xu

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University of Copenhagen
University of California at Santa Cruz
University of Leicester
Australia Telescope National Facility
The University of Sydney
Aix-Marseille Université
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
European Space Agency - ESA
Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma
Osservatorio Astrofisico Di Arcetri, Florence
Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
Université Paris-Saclay
National Institute for Astrophysics
University of Calabria
IT University of Copenhagen
Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
Leiden University

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Abstract

Gamma-ray burst host galaxies are deficient in molecular gas, and show anomalous metal-poor regions close to GRB positions. Using recent Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) Hi observations we show that they have substantial atomic gas reservoirs. This suggests that star formation in these galaxies may be fuelled by recent inflow of metal-poor atomic gas. While this process is debated, it can happen in low-metallicity gas near the onset of star formation because gas cooling (necessary for star formation) is faster than the Hi-to-H₂ conversion.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume	11
Issue number	A29B
Pages (from-to)	229-230
Number of pages	2
ISSN	1743-9213
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921316005056
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	XXIXth IAU General Assembly - Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, United States Duration: 3 Aug 2015 → 14 Aug 2015 Conference number: 29 https://astronomy2015.org/iau29ga

Conference

Conference	XXIXth IAU General Assembly
Number	29
Location	Hawaii Convention Center
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu
Period	03/08/2015 → 14/08/2015
Internet address	https://astronomy2015.org/iau29ga

Keywords

Galaxies: formation
Galaxies: ISM
Gamma rays: bursts
Radio lines: galaxies

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Michałowski, M. J., Gentile, G., Hjorth, J., Krumholz, M. R., Tanvir, N. R., Kamphuis, P., Burlon, D., Baes, M., Basa, S., Berta, S., Castro Cerón, J. M., Crosby, D., D'Elia, V., Elliott, J., Greiner, J., Hunt, L. K., Klose, S., Koprowski, M. P., Le Floc'h, E., ... Xu, D. (2016). Inflow of atomic gas fuelling star formation. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 11(A29B), 229-230. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921316005056

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