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most citedALMA-IMF I -- Investigating the origin of stellar masses: Introduction to the Large Program and first results

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19 papers

astro-ph.GA2026

Evolution of starless cores in massive clumps seen by the ALMA ASHES and QUARKS surveys

Dongting Yang, Hong-li Liu, Sheng-li Qin +28

We present a systematic comparative analysis of 324 starless cores in early-phase infrared-dark clouds (IRDCs; ASHES survey) and evolved-phase infrared-bright clouds (IRBCs; QUARKS…

astro-ph.GA2026

Digging into the Massive Protostar S255IR NIRS3: A Study of Nitrogen-Bearing Molecules and Their Prebiotic Chemistry

Arijit Manna, Sabyasachi Pal, Tapas Baug +4

The study of complex nitrogen (N)-bearing molecules is essential for probing the physical and chemical evolution of star-forming regions. In this paper, we present the identificati…

astro-ph.GA2026

Discovery of a Compact Hub-Filament System in G286.21+0.17 with JWST and ALMA: Insights into Protocluster Formation and Competitive Accretion

L. K. Dewangan, N. K. Bhadari, Ram K. Yadav +17

We present a multi-wavelength study of the massive protocluster G286.21+0.17 (G286) using \emph{JWST} near-infrared (NIR) imaging and ALMA HCO(1--0) observations. The…

astro-ph.GA2026

The ALMA-QUARKS Survey: Evidence of an Explosive Molecular Outflow in IRAS 15520--5234

Ariful Hoque, Tapas Baug, Estrella Guzman +25

We present a study of the massive protocluster IRAS 155205234, which displays evidence of an explosive molecular outflow that unleashed a kinetic energy of at least 10 er…

astro-ph.GA2026

ATOMS-QUARKS survey: Inflow and infall in massive protocluster G318.049+00.086: Evidence of competitive accretion

Shivani Gupta, Tapas Baug, Archana Soam +17

We present a gas kinematic study of the massive protocluster G318.049+00.086. The protocluster is reported to contain 12 prestellar core candidates and 4 protostellar cores. Filame…

astro-ph.GA2025

The ALMA-ATOMS Survey: Exploring Protostellar Outflows in HCN

Ariful Hoque, Tapas Baug, Lokesh K. Dewangan +25

We present the first systematic study of bipolar outflows using HCN as a tracer in a sample of 146 massive star-forming regions from ALMA-ATOMS survey. Protostellar outflows ar…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 33 cited

ALMA-IMF XV: The core mass function in the high-mass star-formation regime

F. Louvet, P. Sanhueza, A. Stutz +38

The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is critical to our understanding of star formation and the effects of young stars on their environment. On large scales, it enables us to us…

astro-ph.GA2024

ALMA-IMF XII: Point-process mapping of 15 massive protoclusters

P. Dell'Ova, F. Motte, A. Gusdorf +29

A crucial aspect in addressing the challenge of measuring the core mass function, that is pivotal for comprehending the origin of the initial mass function, lies in constraining th…

astro-ph.GA2024

ALMA-IMF XIV: Free-Free Templates Derived from H and Ionized Gas Content in Fifteen Massive Protoclusters

Roberto Galván-Madrid, Daniel J. Díaz-González, Frédérique Motte +25

We use the H recombination line to create templates of the millimeter free-free emission in the ALMA-IMF continuum maps, which allows to separate it from dust emission. This m…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 16 cited

ALMA-IMF XIII: NH kinematic analysis on the intermediate protocluster G353.41

R. H. Álvarez-Gutiérrez, A. M. Stutz, N. Sandoval-Garrido +23

The ALMA-IMF Large Program provides multi-tracer observations of 15 Galactic massive protoclusters at matched sensitivity and spatial resolution. We focus on the dense gas kinemati…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

Feedback from protoclusters does not significantly change the kinematic properties of the embedded dense gas structures

J. W. Zhou, S. Dib, F. Wyrowski +11

A total of 64 ATOMS sources at different evolutionary stages were selected to investigate the kinematics and dynamics of gas structures under feedback. We identified dense gas stru…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 1 cited

ALMA-IMF IX: Catalog and Physical Properties of 315 SiO Outflow Candidates in 15 Massive Protoclusters

A. P. M. Towner, A. Ginsburg, P. Dell'Ova +24

We present a catalog of 315 protostellar outflow candidates detected in SiO J=5-4 in the ALMA-IMF Large Program, observed with ~2000 au spatial resolution, 0.339 km/s velocity reso…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 22 cited

ALMA-IMF. VII. First release of the full spectral line cubes: Core kinematics traced by DCN J=(3-2)

N. Cunningham, A. Ginsburg, R. Galván-Madrid +30

ALMA-IMF is an Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Large Program designed to measure the core mass function (CMF) of 15 protoclusters chosen to span their early evo…

astro-ph.GA2023★ 51 cited

ALMA-IMF. V. Prestellar and protostellar core populations in the W43 cloud complex

T. Nony, R. Galvan-Madrid, F. Motte +24

The origin of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) and its relation with the core mass function (CMF) are actively debated issues with important implications in astrophysics. Re…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 46 cited

ALMA-IMF VI -- Investigating the origin of stellar masses: Core mass function evolution in the W43-MM2&MM3 mini-starburst

Y. Pouteau, F. Motte, T. Nony +35

Among the most central open questions regarding the initial mass function (IMF) of stars is the impact of environment on the shape of the core mass function (CMF) and thus potentia…

astro-ph.GA2022

ALMA-IMF III -- Investigating the origin of stellar masses: Top-heavy core mass function in the W43-MM2&MM3 mini-starburst

Y. Pouteau, F. Motte, T. Nony +35

The ALMA-IMF Large Program observed the W43-MM2-MM3 ridge, whose 1.3mm and 3mm ALMA 12m array continuum images reach a 2500au spatial resolution. We used both the best-sensitivity…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 95 cited

ALMA-IMF I -- Investigating the origin of stellar masses: Introduction to the Large Program and first results

F. Motte, S. Bontemps, T. Csengeri +61

The ALMA-IMF Large Program imaged a total noncontiguous area of 53pc2, covering 15 extreme, nearby protoclusters of the Milky Way. They were selected to span relevant early protocl…

astro-ph.GA2021★ 39 cited

ALMA-IMF II -- investigating the origin of stellar masses: Continuum Images and Data Processing

A. Ginsburg, T. Csengeri, R. Galván-Madrid +49

We present the first data release of the ALMA-IMF Large Program, which covers the 12m-array continuum calibration and imaging. The ALMA-IMF Large Program is a survey of fifteen den…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 33 cited

ATOMS: ALMA Three-millimeter Observations of Massive Star-forming regions -- II. Compact objects in ACA observations and star formation scaling relations

Tie Liu, Neal J. Evans, Kee-Tae Kim +40

We report studies of the relationships between the total bolometric luminosity ( or ) and the molecular line luminosities of transitions of H$^{13…