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

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astro-ph.GA2026

From inter-filamentary gas to filaments and hubs: gas flows in the Mon R2 hub-filament system

Jihye Hwang, Doris Arzoumanian, Yoshito Shimajiri +5

Hub-filament systems (HFSs) play an important role in the formation of massive stars and star clusters. Although the velocity structures along dense filaments have been studied, th…

astro-ph.GA2026

Probing the ion-neutral drift velocity towards the L1544 prestellar core: Detection of ambipolar diffusion using ND and para-NHD

Doris Arzoumanian, Silvia Spezzano, Tommaso Grassi +9

The dynamical role of the magnetic field in the star formation process is tightly linked to the coupling between matter and the field. This coupling is due to the interaction betwe…

astro-ph.GA2026

BISTRO Survey: Gravity-Dominated and Magnetically Regulated Star Formation in M17 SW

Mengke Zhao, Keping Qiu, Ji-hyun Kang +27

We present high-resolution magnetic field maps of the M17 SW molecular cloud using JCMT 850 m dust polarization at a scale of 14. The magnetic field exhibits a distinct arc-…

astro-ph.GA2026★ 1 cited

Ion-Neutral Drift Velocity as a Diagnostic of Dust Growth and Magnetic Field in Star-Forming Environments

Haruka Fukihara, Yusuke Tsukamoto, Hiroyuki Hirashita +2

Recent observations have revealed that the ion-neutral drift velocity in star-forming molecular clouds and dense cores is on the order of 100 m s^-1. Theoretical studies have shown…

astro-ph.GA2025

Fragmenting Filaments and Evolving Cores -- Insights from Dust Polarisation Study of a filament in Northern Orion B

Kshitiz K. Mallick, Doris Arzoumanian, Satoko Takahashi +5

We present an analysis of polarised dust emission at 850 micron for a parsec long filament in the northern part of the Orion B molecular cloud. The region was observed by the JCMT…

astro-ph.GA2025

FIRESTORM I: Stellar Feedback and Gas Kinematics in the Evolved W40 Hub-Filament System

Ming-Kang Lim, Ram K. Yadav, L. K. Dewangan +12

The FIRESTORM project--Feedback-Induced Regions and Emission from Star-forming Tracers of ObseRvable Molecular Gas--has targeted four star-forming regions to quantify the impact of…

astro-ph.GA2025

Characterizing the interplay between Galactic star formation and ionization feedback with PRIMA

Annie Zavagno, Delphine Russeil, Paolo Suin +13

Recent results from the James Webb Space Telescope show that nearby spiral galaxies are dominated by the presence of H I and H II bubbles that strongly shape their surrounding medi…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 4 cited

Evolution of magnetized hub-filament systems: Comparing the observed properties of W3(OH), W3 Main, and S 106

M. S. N. Kumar, D. Arzoumanian, S. Inutsuka +2

In this study, we examine three cluster-forming hub-filament systems (HFS) - W3(OH), W3 Main, and S 106 - spanning evolutionary stages from early to advanced, with a focus on their…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 5 cited

The JCMT BISTRO-3 Survey: Variation of magnetic field orientations on parsec and sub-parsec scales in the massive star-forming region G28.34+0.06

Jihye Hwang, Kate Pattle, Chang Won Lee +35

Magnetic fields play a significant role in star-forming processes on core to clump scales. We investigate magnetic field orientations and strengths in the massive star-forming clum…

astro-ph.GA2025

The role of magnetic field and stellar feedback in the evolution of filamentary structures in collapsing star-forming clouds

Paolo Suin, Doris Arzoumanian, Annie Zavagno +1

Context: Filaments are common features in molecular clouds and they play a key role in star formation (SF). Studying their life cycle is essential to fully understand the SF proces…

astro-ph.GA2025★ 3 cited

A multi-scale view of the magnetic field morphology in the hot molecular core G31.41+0.31

C. Y. Law, M. T. Beltrán, R. S. Furuya +9

Multiscale studies of the morphology and strength of the magnetic field are crucial to properly unveil its role and relative importance in high-mass star and cluster formation. G31…

astro-ph.GA2025

Structure and Fragmentation Scale of a Massive Star-Forming Filament in NGC6334: High-Resolution Mid-Infrared Absorption Imaging with JWST

Philippe André, Michael Mattern, Doris Arzoumanian +4

Dense filaments are believed to be representative of the initial conditions of star formation in molecular clouds. We have used the MIRI instrument on JWST to image the massive fil…

astro-ph.GA2025

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: Unveiling the Magnetic Fields around Galactic Center

Meng-Zhe Yang, Shih-Ping Lai, Janik Karoly +40

We acquired 450 μm and 850 μm dust continuum polarization observations toward the inner region of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) as part of the B-Fields In Star-Forming Region Ob…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 6 cited

A Tale of Three: Magnetic Fields along the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament as Revealed by JCMT BISTRO survey

Jintai Wu, Keping Qiu, Frederick Poidevin +152

As part of the BISTRO survey, we present JCMT 850 m polarimetric observations towards the Orion Integral-Shaped Filament (ISF) that covers three portions known as OMC-1, OMC-2,…

astro-ph.GA2024

The JCMT BISTRO Survey: The Magnetic Fields of the IC 348 Star-forming Region

Youngwoo Choi, Woojin Kwon, Kate Pattle +150

We present 850 m polarization observations of the IC 348 star-forming region in the Perseus molecular cloud as part of the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observation (BISTRO) s…

astro-ph.GA2024

Growth of Massive Molecular Cloud Filament by Accretion Flows. II. New Mechanism to Support a Supercritical Filament against Radial Collapse

Daisei Abe, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Shu-ichiro Inutsuka +1

Observations indicate that dense molecular filamentary clouds are sites of star formation. The filament width determines the most unstable scale for self-gravitational fragmentatio…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 2 cited

AtLAST Science Overview Report

Mark Booth, Pamela Klaassen, Claudia Cicone +81

Submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths provide a unique view of the Universe, from the gas and dust that fills and surrounds galaxies to the chromosphere of our own Sun. Current…

astro-ph.GA2024

Relative Alignments Between Magnetic Fields, Velocity Gradients, and Dust Emission Gradients in NGC 1333

Michael Chun-Yuan Chen, Laura M. Fissel, Sarah I. Sadavoy +23

Magnetic fields play an important role in shaping and regulating star formation in molecular clouds. Here, we present one of the first studies examining the relative orientations b…

astro-ph.GA2024

Herschel Gould Belt Survey in Taurus. II: A census of dense cores and filaments in the TMC1 region

Jason Kirk, Derek Ward-Thompson, James Di Francesco +12

We present a catalogue of dense cores and filaments in a field around the TMC1 region of the Taurus Molecular Cloud. The catalogue was created using…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 10 cited

Understanding the Star Formation Efficiency in Dense Gas: Initial Results from the CAFFEINE Survey with ArTéMiS

M. Mattern, Ph. André, A. Zavagno +9

Despite recent progress, the question of what regulates the star formation efficiency in galaxies remains one of the most debated problems in astrophysics. According to the dominan…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 12 cited

Atacama Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope (AtLAST) Science: Our Galaxy

Pamela Klaassen, Alessio Traficante, Maria T. Beltrán +38

As we learn more about the multi-scale interstellar medium (ISM) of our Galaxy, we develop a greater understanding for the complex relationships between the large-scale diffuse gas…

astro-ph.SR2024

Filamentary Network and Magnetic Field Structures Revealed with BISTRO in the High-Mass Star-Forming Region NGC2264 : Global Properties and Local Magnetogravitational Configurations

Jia-Wei Wang, Patrick M. Koch, Seamus D. Clarke +154

We report 850 m continuum polarization observations toward the filamentary high-mass star-forming region NGC 2264, taken as part of the B-fields In STar forming Regions Observat…

astro-ph.GA2023

Evolution of the Angular Momentum of Molecular Cloud Cores in Magnetized Molecular Filaments

Yoshiaki Misugi, Shu-ichiro Inutsuka, Doris Arzoumanian +1

The angular momentum of molecular cloud cores plays a key role in the star formation process. However, the evolution of the angular momentum of molecular cloud cores formed in magn…

astro-ph.GA2023

Tomographic Imaging of the Sagittarius Spiral Arm's Magnetic Field Structure

Yasuo Doi, Kengo Nakamura, Koji S. Kawabata +16

The Galactic global magnetic field is thought to play a vital role in shaping Galactic structures such as spiral arms and giant molecular clouds. However, our knowledge of magnetic…