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    • A molecular star formation law in the atomic-gas-dominated regime in nearby galaxies 

      Schruba, A.; Leroy, A.; Walter, F.; Bigiel, F.; Brinks, E.; de Blok, W.J.G.; Dumas, G.; Kramer, C.; Rosolowsky, E.; Sandstrom, K.; Schuster, K-F.; Usero, Antonio; Weiss, A.; Wiesemeyer, H.W. (2011)
      We use the IRAM HERACLES survey to study CO emission from 33 nearby spiral galaxies down to very low intensities. Using 21 cm line atomic hydrogen (H I) data, mostly from THINGS, we predict the local mean CO velocity based ...