PHANGS–JWST First Results: Destruction of the PAH Molecules in H ii Regions Probed by JWST and MUSE

PHANGS–JWST First Results: Destruction of the PAH Molecules in H ii Regions Probed by JWST and MUSE

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) play a critical role in the reprocessing of stellar radiation and balancing the heating and cooling processes in the interstellar medium but appear to be destroyed in H ii regions. However, the mechanisms driving their destruction are still not completely unde...

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Main Authors: Oleg V. Egorov, Kathryn Kreckel, Karin M. Sandstrom, Adam K. Leroy, Simon C. O. Glover, Brent Groves, J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, Ashley. T. Barnes, Francesco Belfiore, F. Bigiel, Guillermo A. Blanc, Médéric Boquien, Yixian Cao, Jérémy Chastenet, Mélanie Chevance, Enrico Congiu, Daniel A. Dale, Eric Emsellem, Kathryn Grasha, Ralf S. Klessen, Kirsten L. Larson, Daizhong Liu, Eric J. Murphy, Hsi-An Pan, Ismael Pessa, Jérôme Pety, Erik Rosolowsky, Fabian Scheuermann, Eva Schinnerer, Jessica Sutter, David A. Thilker, Elizabeth J. Watkins, Thomas G. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Subjects:
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
H II regions
Interstellar dust
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acac92

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https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acac92

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