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Dissertation

Causing a stir: Radiative and mechanical feedback in starburst galaxies

Promotores: Prof.dr. F.P. Israel, Prof.dr. P.P. van der Werf

Author
M.J. Rosenberg
Date
18 September 2014
Links
Thesis in Leiden Repository

In this thesis, I study the extreme environment of galaxy centers by understanding the conditions of the the molecular gas; the fuel of star formation. The fundamentals of star formation can be understood as a balance between the available molecular gas supply and feedback processes. By observing transitions of molecular and atomic species, I have determined the mechanisms that are heating the gas, the gas density, radiation environment, and mass.

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