Publisher： Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN： 1743-9221|11|S322|147-148
ISSN： 1743-9213
Source： Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol.11, Iss.S322, 2017-02, pp. : 147-148
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Abstract
The environment within the inner few hundred parsecs of the Milky Way, known as the “Central Molecular Zone” (CMZ), harbours densities and pressures orders of magnitude higher than the Galactic Disc; akin to that at the peak of cosmic star formation (Kruijssen Longmore 2013). Previous studies have shown that current theoretical star-formation models under-predict the observed level of star-formation (SF) in the CMZ by an order of magnitude given the large reservoir of dense gas it contains. Here we explore potential reasons for this apparent dearth of star formation activity.
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