Galaxies 09: Assembly, Gas Content and Star Formation History of Galaxies

Amanda Kepley
UVa

Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies with ALMA

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), currently under construction in Chile, will allow us to probe star formation in nearby galaxies with a level of detail and sensitivity previously reserved for the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds. Here we use observations of star-forming regions in our Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds to predict what ALMA will be able to see in star forming regions in nearby galaxies and guide future observations with this remarkable instrument.

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