The PHANGS-MUSE survey

We present the PHANGS-MUSE survey, a programme that uses the MUSE integral field spectrograph at the ESO VLT to map 19 massive (9.4 < log( M ⋆ / M ⊙ )< 11.0) nearby ( D ≲ 20 Mpc) star-forming disc galaxies. The survey consists of 168 MUSE pointings (1′ by 1′ each) and a total of nearly 15 × 10 6 spectra, covering ∼1.5 × 10 6 independent spectra. PHANGS-MUSE provides the first integral field spectrograph view of star formation across different local environments (including galaxy centres, bars, and spiral arms) in external galaxies at a median resolution of 50 pc, better than the mean inter-cloud distance in the ionised interstellar medium. This ‘cloud-scale’ resolution allows detailed demographics and…

• NA
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Awards: FB210003, NASA contract NAS5-26555, NAS5-26555, NAS 5-26555, 5-26555
• ST
  Space Telescope Science Institute

  Awards: NAS5-26555, NAS 5-26555, 5-26555, 26555, 15654
• EC
  European Commission

  Awards: 714907, 694343, 855130, 726384
• DF
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

  Awards: KR4801/1-1, FB210003, KR4598/2-1, project P2, Project-ID 138713538, EXC-2181/1, KR4801/2-1, 390900948, BI1546/3-1, NAS 5-26555, 138713538, SFB 881
• CN
  Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales
• M
  Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
• ES
  European Southern Observatory

  Awards: 094.B-0321, 1100.B-0651, 097.B-0640, 0100.B-0116, 094.C-0623, 099.B-0242, 098.B-0551, 095.C-0473
• CN
  Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
• AN
  Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo

  Awards: AFB-170002, FB210003