The impact of H II regions on giant molecular cloud properties in nearby galaxies sampled by PHANGS ALMA and MUSE

Zakardjian, Antoine; Pety, Jerome; Herrera, Cinthya N.; Hughes, Annie; Oakes, Elias; Kreckel, Kathryn; Faesi, Chris; Glover, Simon C. O.; Groves, Brent; Klessen, Ralf S.; Meidt, Sharon; Barnes, Ashley; Belfiore, Francesco; Beslic, Ivana; Bigiel, Frank; Blanc, Guillermo A.; Chevance, Melanie; Dale, Daniel A.; den Brok, Jakob; Eibensteiner, Cosima; Emsellem, Eric; Garcia-Rodriguez, Axel; Grasha, Kathryn; Koch, Eric W.; Leroy, Adam K.; Liu, Daizhong; Mc Elroy, Rebecca; Neumann, Lukas; Pan, Hsi-An; Querejeta, Miguel; Razza, Alessandro; Rosolowsky, Erik; Saito, Toshiki; Santoro, Francesco; Schinnerer, Eva; Sun, Jiayi; Usero, Antonio; Watkins, Elizabeth J.; Williams, Thomas
2023
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361/202244520
Context. The final stages of molecular cloud evolution involve cloud disruption due to feedback by massive stars, with recent literature suggesting the importance of early (i.e., pre-supernova) feedback mechanisms.