NEATH II: N${}_2$H${}^{+}$ as a tracer of imminent star formation in quiescent high-density gas

F. D. Priestley, P. C. Clark, S. C. O. Glover +4

Star formation activity in molecular clouds is often found to be correlated with the amount of material above a column density threshold of $\sim 10^{22}\mathrm{c}{\mathrm{m}}^{-2}$. Attempt…