Fast and inefficient star formation due to short-lived molecular clouds and rapid feedback. [PDF]
Nature, 2019 The physics of star formation and the deposition of mass, momentum and energy into the interstellar medium by massive stars (‘feedback’) are the main uncertainties in modern cosmological simulations of galaxy formation and evolution1,2.
Kruijssen JMD +9 more
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On the Three-dimensional Structure of Local Molecular Clouds [PDF]
Astrophysical Journal, 2021 We leverage the 1 pc spatial resolution of the Leike et al. three-dimensional (3D) dust map to characterize the 3D structure of nearby molecular clouds (d ≲ 400 pc).
C. Zucker +11 more
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A compendium of distances to molecular clouds in the Star Formation Handbook [PDF]
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020 Accurate distances to local molecular clouds are critical for understanding the star and planet formation process, yet distance measurements are often obtained inhomogeneously on a cloud-by-cloud basis.
C. Zucker +6 more
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A large catalogue of molecular clouds with accurate distances within 4 kpc of the Galactic disc [PDF]
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020 We present a large, homogeneous catalogue of molecular clouds within 4 kpc from the Sun at low Galactic latitudes (|b|
B.-Q. Chen +8 more
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Distances and Statistics of Local Molecular Clouds in the First Galactic Quadrant [PDF]
Astrophysical Journal, 2020 We present an analysis of local molecular clouds ( km s−1, i.e.,
Q. Yan +4 more
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The SEDIGISM survey: molecular clouds in the inner Galaxy [PDF]
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020 We use the 13CO (2–1) emission from the SEDIGISM (Structure, Excitation, and Dynamics of the Inner Galactic InterStellar Medium) high-resolution spectral-line survey of the inner Galaxy, to extract the molecular cloud population with a large dynamic ...
A. Duarte-Cabral +59 more
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A Large Catalog of Accurate Distances to Local Molecular Clouds: The Gaia DR2 Edition [PDF]
Astrophysical Journal, 2019 We present a uniform catalog of accurate distances to local molecular clouds informed by the Gaia DR2 data release. Our methodology builds on that of Schlafly et al.
C. Zucker +6 more
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CO TO H2 RATIO OF INTERSTELLAR MOLECULAR CLOUDS IN THE DIRECTIONS OF EARLY TYPE STARS [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2004 We present measurements of interstellar CO absorption lines in the spectra of 7 early-type stars that were observed with the FUSE(Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer).
Jae-Woo Park +2 more
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Global hierarchical collapse in molecular clouds. Towards a comprehensive scenario [PDF]
Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2019 We present a unified description of the scenario of global hierarchical collapse (GHC). GHC constitutes a flow regime of (non-homologous) collapses within collapses, in which all scales accrete from their parent structures, and small, dense regions begin
E. V'azquez-Semadeni +4 more
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Turbulence in Molecular Clouds [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 1995 accepted in ApJ, compressed postscript, figures not included. Complete preprint available at http://ucowww.ucsc.edu/~dubinski/home.html or by request to dubinski@lick.ucsc ...
John Dubinski +2 more
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