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astro-ph.GA2018★ 16 cited

The link between brightest cluster galaxy properties and large scale extensions of 38 DAFT/FADA and CLASH clusters in the redshift range 0.2<z<0.9

F. Durret, Y. Tarricq, I. Márquez +2

In the context of large scale structure formation, clusters of galaxies are located at the nodes of the cosmic web, and continue to accrete galaxies and groups along filaments. The…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 29 cited

Methyl cyanide (CH3CN) and propyne (CH3CCH) in the low mass protostar IRAS 16293-2422

Ines Andron, Pierre Gratier, Liton Majumdar +4

Methyl cyanide (CH3CN) and propyne (CH3CCH) are two molecules commonly used as gas thermometers for interstellar gas. They are detected in several astrophysical environments and in…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 54 cited

Chemical segregation of complex organic O-bearing species in Orion KL

Belén Tercero, Sara Cuadrado, Alicia López +3

We investigate the chemical segregation of complex O-bearing species (including the largest and most complex ones detected to date in space) towards Orion KL, the closest high-mass…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 167 cited

Characterizing young protostellar disks with the CALYPSO IRAM-PdBI survey: large Class 0 disks are rare

A. J. Maury, Ph. André, L. Testi +15

Understanding the formation mechanisms of protoplanetary disks and multiple systems, and their pristine properties, is a key question for modern astrophysics. The properties of the…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 15 cited

A new method for probing magnetic field strengths from striations in the interstellar medium

Aris Tritsis, Christoph Federrath, Nicola Schneider +1

Recent studies of the diffuse parts of molecular clouds have revealed the presence of parallel, ordered low-density filaments termed striations. Flows along magnetic field lines, K…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 47 cited

Detection of a high-mass prestellar core candidate in W43-MM1

T. Nony, F. Louvet, F. Motte +11

Aims. To constrain the physical processes that lead to the birth of high-mass stars it is mandatory to study the very first stages of their formation. We search for high-mass analo…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 212 cited

Characterizing the properties of nearby molecular filaments observed with Herschel

D. Arzoumanian, Ph. André, V. Könyves +8

[Abridged] Molecular filaments have received special attention recently, thanks to new observational results on their properties. In particular, our early analysis of filament prop…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 128 cited

Gas phase Elemental abundances in Molecular cloudS (GEMS) I. The prototypical dark cloud TMC 1

A. Fuente, D. Navarro, P. Caselli +30

GEMS is an IRAM 30m Large Program whose aim is determining the elemental depletions and the ionization fraction in a set of prototypical star-forming regions. This paper presents t…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 139 cited

3D shape of Orion A from Gaia DR2

Josefa E. Grossschedl, Joao Alves, Stefan Meingast +16

We use the DR2 distances of about 700 mid-infrared selected young stellar objects in the benchmark giant molecular cloud Orion A to infer its 3D shape and orientati…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 65 cited

Star formation activity and the spatial distribution and mass segregation of dense cores in the early phases of star formation

Sami Dib, Thomas Henning

We examine the spatial distribution and mass segregation of dense molecular cloud cores in a number of nearby star forming regions that span about four orders of magnitude in star…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 42 cited

The ALMA-PILS survey: first detection of methyl isocyanide (CHNC) in a solar-type protostar

H. Calcutt, M. R. Fiechter, E. R. Willis +9

Methyl isocyanide (CHNC) is the isocyanide with the largest number of atoms confirmed in the interstellar medium (ISM), but it is not an abundant molecule, having only been det…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 87 cited

Chemistry in disks. XI. Sulfur-bearing species as tracers of protoplanetary disk physics and chemistry: the DM Tau case

D. Semenov, C. Favre, D. Fedele +7

Context. Several sulfur-bearing molecules are observed in the interstellar medium and in comets, in strong contrast to protoplanetary disks where only CS, HCS and SO have been…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 140 cited

Sulphur chemistry in the L1544 pre-stellar core

Charlotte Vastel, David Quénard, Romane Le Gal +7

The L1544 pre-stellar core has been observed as part of the ASAI IRAM 30m Large Program as well as follow-up programs. These observations have revealed the chemical richness of the…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 11 cited

Anatomy of the massive star-forming region S106: The OI 63 micron line observed with GREAT/SOFIA as a versatile diagnostic tool for the evolution of massive stars

N. Schneider, M. Roellig, R. Simon +9

The central area (40"x40") of the bipolar nebula S106 was mapped in the OI line at 63.2 micron with high angular (6") and spectral resolution, using GREAT on board SOFIA. The OI em…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 16 cited

High-speed molecular cloudlets around the Galactic Center supermassive black hole

Javier R. Goicoechea, J. Pety, E. Chapillon +5

We present 1"-resolution ALMA observations of the circumnuclear disk (CND) and the environment around SgrA*. The images unveil the presence of small spatial scale CO (J=3-2) molecu…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 622 cited

Gaia Data Release 2: Catalogue validation

F. Arenou, X. Luri, C. Babusiaux +36

The second Gaia data release (DR2), contains very precise astrometric and photometric properties for more than one billion sources, astrophysical parameters for dozens of millions,…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 148 cited

Gaia Data Release 2: Processing the spectroscopic data

P. Sartoretti, D. Katz, M. Cropper +50

The Gaia Data Release 2 contains the 1st release of radial velocities complementing the kinematic data of a sample of about 7 million relatively bright, late-type stars. Aims: This…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 52 cited

The search for high-mass protostars with ALMA revealed up to kilo-parsec scales (SPARKS): I. Indication for a centrifugal barrier in the environment of a single high-mass envelope

T. Csengeri, S. Bontemps, F. Wyrowski +11

The formation of the most massive O-type stars is poorly understood. We present a case study of a young massive clump from the ATLASGAL survey, G328.2551-0.5321. It exhibits a bolo…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 140 cited

The unexpectedly large proportion of high-mass star-forming cores in a Galactic mini-starburst

F. Motte, T. Nony, F. Louvet +14

Understanding the processes that determine the stellar Initial Mass Function (IMF) is a critical unsolved problem, with profound implications for many areas of astrophysics. In mol…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 505 cited

A dynamically young and perturbed Milky Way disk

T. Antoja, A. Helmi, M. Romero-Gomez +10

The evolution of the Milky Way disk, which contains most of the stars in the Galaxy, is affected by several phenomena. For example, the bar and the spiral arms of the Milky Way ind…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 2 cited

A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE).III. Star formation in the stripped gas of NGC 4254

A. Boselli, M. Fossati, J. C. Cuillandre +22

During pilot observations of the Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Galaxy Evolution (VESTIGE), a blind narrow-band Halpha+[NII] imaging survey of the Virgo cluster carried out wit…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 122 cited

A Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE).I. Introduction to the Survey

A. Boselli, M. Fossati, L. Ferrarese +56

The Virgo Environmental Survey Tracing Ionised Gas Emission (VESTIGE) is a blind narrow-band Halpha+[NII] imaging survey carried out with MegaCam at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telesc…

astro-ph.GA2018★ 55 cited

The dense cores and filamentary structure of the molecular cloud in Corona Australis. Herschel SPIRE and PACS observations from the Herschel Gould Belt Survey

David Bresnahan, D. Ward-Thompson, J. M. Kirk +16

We present a catalogue of prestellar and starless cores within the Corona Australis molecular cloud using photometric data from the Herschel Space Observatory. At a distance of d~1…