SKA studies of nearby galaxies: Star-formation, accretion processes and molecular gas across all environments
Paper in proceeding, 2014
The SKA will be a transformational instrument in the study of our local Universe. In particular, by virtue of its high sensitivity (both to point sources and diffuse low surface brightness emission), angular resolution and the frequency ranges covered, the SKA will undertake a very wide range of astrophysical research in the field of nearby galaxies. By surveying vast numbers of nearby galaxies of all types with mJy sensitivity and sub-arcsecond angular resolutions at radio wavelengths, the SKA will provide the cornerstone of our understanding of star-formation and accretion activity in the local Universe. In this chapter we outline the key continuum and molecular line science areas where the SKA, both during phase-1 and when it becomes the full SKA, will have a significant scientific impact.
Author
R. J. Beswick
University of Manchester
E. Brinks
University of Hertfordshire
Miguel Angel Perez-Torres
Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA)
A. M. S. Richards
University of Manchester
Susanne Aalto
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics
Antxon Alberdi
University of Hertfordshire
M. K. Argo
University of Manchester
I. van Bemmel
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
John Conway
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Onsala Space Observatory
C. Dickinson
University of Manchester
D. M. Fenech
University College London (UCL)
M. D. Gray
University of Manchester
H. R. Klockner
Max Planck Society
E. J. Murphy
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
T .W. B. Muxlow
University of Manchester
M. Peel
University of Manchester
A. P. Rushton
University of Southampton
University of Oxford
E. Schinnerer
Max Planck Society
Proceedings of Science
18248039 (eISSN)
Vol. 9-13-June-2014Subject Categories
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology