From Massive Protostars to a Giant HII Region: Submillimeter Imaging of the Galactic Mini-starburst W43

Frederique Motte, Peter Schilke, Darek C. Lis

We have carried out a submillimeter continuum and spectroscopic study of the W43 main complex, a massive star-forming region, which harbors a giant HII region. The maps reveal a fi…