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Highly efficient star formation in NGC 5253 possibly from stream-fed accretion

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  • J. L. Turner

    (University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA)

  • S. C. Beck

    (University of Tel Aviv, 69978 Ramat Aviv, Israel)

  • D. J. Benford

    (Observational Cosmology Laboratory, Code 665, NASA at Goddard Space Flight Center)

  • S. M. Consiglio

    (University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1547, USA)

  • P. T. P. Ho

    (Academia Sinica, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11F Astronomy-Mathematics Building, AS/NTU No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan)

  • A. Kovács

    (Department of Physics, Caltech, Pasadena, California 91125, USA; Institute for Astrophysics, University of Minnesota)

  • D. S. Meier

    (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico 85723, USA
    National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1003 Lopezville Road)

  • J.-H. Zhao

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street)

Abstract

Detection of carbon monoxide in a molecular cloud in dwarf galaxy NGC 5253 reveals the highest star-formation efficiency yet seen, driven by an accreting streamer of gas.

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  • J. L. Turner & S. C. Beck & D. J. Benford & S. M. Consiglio & P. T. P. Ho & A. Kovács & D. S. Meier & J.-H. Zhao, 2015. "Highly efficient star formation in NGC 5253 possibly from stream-fed accretion," Nature, Nature, vol. 519(7543), pages 331-333, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:519:y:2015:i:7543:d:10.1038_nature14218
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14218
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