Multiphase Astrophysics to Unveil the Virgo Environment (MAUVE)

TL;DR

The MAUVE project uses multi-facility observations to study how dense environments like the Virgo Cluster influence galaxy evolution, focusing on cold gas dynamics and star formation at high resolution.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive multi-facility approach combining VLT/MUSE and ALMA data to analyze galaxy transformation in the Virgo Cluster with unprecedented detail.

Findings

Resolved star formation and chemical enrichment in galaxy molecular gas discs.

Tracked cold gas evolution in satellite galaxies across different infall stages.

Provided high-resolution insights into environmental quenching processes.

Abstract

The Multiphase Astrophysics to Unveil the Virgo Environment (MAUVE) project is a multi-facility programme exploring how dense environments transform galaxies. Combining a VLT/MUSE P110 Large Programme and ALMA observations of 40 late-type Virgo Cluster galaxies, MAUVE resolves star formation, kinematics, and chemical enrichment within their molecular gas discs. A key goal is to track the evolution of cold gas that survives in the inner regions of satellites after entering the cluster, and how it evolves across different infall stages. With its high spatial resolution -- probing down to the physical scales of giant molecular cloud complexes -- and multiphase synergy, MAUVE aims to offer a time-resolved view of environmental quenching and set a new benchmark for cluster galaxy studies.