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astro-ph.GA2010★ 118 cited

Gas dynamics in Massive Dense Cores in Cygnus-X

T. Csengeri, S. Bontemps, N. Schneider +2

We study the kinematic properties of dense gas surrounding massive protostars recognized by Bontemps et a. (2010) in a sample of five Massive Dense Cores in Cygnus-X. We investigat…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 86 cited

A Spitzer View of Star Formation in the Cygnus X North Complex

I. M. Beerer, X. P. Koenig, J. L. Hora +17

We present new images and photometry of the massive star forming complex Cygnus X obtained with IRAC and MIPS on the Spitzer Space Telescope. A combination of IRAC, MIPS, UKIDSS, a…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 1.5k cited

From filamentary clouds to prestellar cores to the stellar IMF: Initial highlights from the Herschel Gould Belt survey

Ph. André, A. Men'shchikov, S. Bontemps +54

We summarize the first results from the Gould Belt survey, obtained toward the Aquila Rift and Polaris Flare regions during the 'science demonstration phase' of Herschel. Our 70-50…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 80 cited

Herschel Observations of the W43 "mini-starburst"

J. Bally, L. D. Anderson, C. Battersby +20

Aims: To explore the infrared and radio properties of one of the closest Galactic starburst regions. Methods: Images obtained with the Herschel Space Observatory at wavelengths of…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 806 cited

Clouds, filaments and protostars: the Herschel Hi-GAL Milky Way

S. Molinari, B. Swinyard, J. Bally +121

We present the first results from the science demonstration phase for the Hi-GAL survey, the Herschel key-project that will map the inner Galactic Plane of the Milky Way in 5 bands…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 264 cited

Filamentary structures and compact objects in the Aquila and Polaris clouds observed by Herschel

A. Men'shchikov, Ph. André, P. Didelon +36

Our PACS and SPIRE images of the Aquila Rift and part of the Polaris Flare regions, taken during the science demonstration phase of Herschel discovered fascinating, omnipresent fil…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 25 cited

Physical properties of the Sh2-104 HII region as seen by Herschel

J. A. Rodón, A. Zavagno, J. -P. Baluteau +46

Context: Sh2-104 is a Galactic H ii region with a bubble morphology, detected at optical and radio wavelengths. It is considered the first observational confirmation of the collect…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 289 cited

The Aquila prestellar core population revealed by Herschel

V. Könyves, Ph. André, A. Men'shchikov +37

The origin and possible universality of the stellar initial mass function (IMF) is a major issue in astrophysics. One of the main objectives of the Herschel Gould Belt Survey is to…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 20 cited

Herschel-SPIRE spectroscopy of the DR21 molecular cloud core

Glenn J. White, A. Abergel, L. Spencer +47

We present far-infrared spectra and maps of the DR21 molecular cloud core between 196 and 671 microns, using the Herschel-SPIRE spectrometer. Nineteen molecular lines originating f…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 137 cited

The Herschel first look at protostars in the Aquila Rift

S. Bontemps, Ph. Andre, V. Konyves +40

As part of the science demonstration phase of the Herschel mission of the Gould Belt Key Program, the Aquila Rift molecular complex has been observed. The complete ~ 3.3deg x 3.3de…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 45 cited

First detection of the Methylidyne cation (CH+) fundamental rotational line with the Herschel/SPIRE FTS

D. A. Naylor, E. Dartois, E. Habart +41

Aims. To follow the species chemistry arising in diverse sources of the Galaxy with Herschel. Methods. SPIRE FTS sparse sampled maps of the Orion bar & compact HII regions G29.96-0…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 70 cited

The physical properties of the dust in the RCW 120 HII region as seen by Herschel

L. D. Anderson, A. Zavagno, J. A. Rodon +41

Context. RCW 120 is a well-studied, nearby Galactic HII region with ongoing star formation in its surroundings. Previous work has shown that it displays a bubble morphology at mid-…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 21 cited

Circumstellar Structure around Evolved Stars in the Cygnus-X Star Formation Region

Kathleen E. Kraemer, Joseph L. Hora, Michael P. Egan +15

We present observations of newly discovered 24 micron circumstellar structures detected with the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS) around three evolved stars in the C…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 363 cited

Dynamic star formation in the massive DR21 filament

N. Schneider, T. Csengeri, S. Bontemps +5

The formation of massive stars is a highly complex process in which it is not clear whether the star-forming gas is in global gravitational collapse or in an equilibrium state, sup…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 158 cited

Toward understanding the formation of multiple systems - A pilot IRAM-PdBI survey of Class 0 objects

A. J. Maury, Ph. Andre, P. Hennebelle +6

The formation process of binary stars and multiple systems is poorly understood. Here, we seek to determine the typical outcome of protostellar collapse and to constrain models of…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 138 cited

The link between molecular cloud structure and turbulence

N. Schneider, S. Bontemps, R. Simon +7

We aim to better understand how the spatial structure of molecular clouds is governed by turbulence. For that, we study the large-scale spatial distribution of low density molecula…