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Michele D. Thornley
Researcher at Bucknell University
Publications - 84
Citations - 15330
Michele D. Thornley is an academic researcher from Bucknell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Galaxy & Star formation. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 84 publications receiving 14009 citations. Previous affiliations of Michele D. Thornley include Max Planck Society & Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
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The Star Formation Efficiency in Nearby Galaxies: Measuring Where Gas Forms Stars Effectively
Adam Leroy,Fabian Walter,Elias Brinks,Frank Bigiel,W. J. G. de Blok,W. J. G. de Blok,Barry F. Madore,Michele D. Thornley +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the star formation efficiency (SFE) per unit of gas in 23 nearby galaxies and compare it with expectations from proposed star formation laws and thresholds was measured, and the authors interpreted this decline as a strong dependence of giant molecular cloud (GMC) formation on environment.
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The Star Formation Law in Nearby Galaxies on Sub-Kpc Scales
Frank Bigiel,Adam Leroy,Fabian Walter,Elias Brinks,W. J. G. de Blok,Barry F. Madore,Michele D. Thornley +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between star formation rate surface density and gas surface density at sub-kpc resolution in a sample of 18 nearby galaxies and investigate how the star formation law differs between the H2 dominated centers of spiral galaxies, their H I dominated outskirts and the H I rich late-type/dwarf galaxies.
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Things:the hi nearby galaxy survey
Fabian Walter,Elias Brinks,W. J. G. de Blok,Frank Bigiel,Robert C. Kennicutt,Michele D. Thornley,Adam Leroy +6 more
TL;DR: The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) as discussed by the authors is a high spectral (≤52kms −1 ) and spatial (∼ 6 ′′ ) resolution survey of HI emission in 34 nearby galaxies obtained using the NRAO Very Large Array (VLA).
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SINGS: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxies Survey
Robert C. Kennicutt,Lee Armus,George J. Bendo,Daniela Calzetti,Daniel A. Dale,Bruce T. Draine,Charles W. Engelbracht,Karl D. Gordon,Albert D. Grauer,George Helou,David Hollenbach,Thomas H. Jarrett,Lisa J. Kewley,Claus Leitherer,Aigen Li,Sangeeta Malhotra,Michael W. Regan,George H. Rieke,Marcia J. Rieke,Hélène Roussel,J. D. T. Smith,Michele D. Thornley,Fabian Walter +22 more
TL;DR: The SIRTF Nearby Galaxy Survey (SINGS) as mentioned in this paper is a comprehensive infrared imaging and spectroscopic survey of 75 nearby galaxies and its primary goal is to characterize the infrared emission of galaxies and their principal infrared-emitting components across a broad range of galaxy properties and star formation environments.
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The Calibration of Mid-Infrared Star Formation Rate Indicators
Daniela Calzetti,Daniela Calzetti,Robert C. Kennicutt,C. W. Engelbracht,Claus Leitherer,Bruce T. Draine,Lisa J. Kewley,John Moustakas,M. Sosey,Daniel A. Dale,Karl D. Gordon,George Helou,David Hollenbach,Lee Armus,George J. Bendo,Caroline Bot,Brent A. Buckalew,Thomas H. Jarrett,Aigen Li,Martin Meyer,Eric J. Murphy,Moire K. M. Prescott,Michael W. Regan,George H. Rieke,Helene Roussel,Kartik Sheth,J. D. T. Smith,Michele D. Thornley,Fabian Walter +28 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed Spitzer 8 and 24 μm data of star-forming regions in a sample of 33 nearby galaxies with available HST NICMOS images in the Paα (1.8756 μm) emission line.