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ALMA-IMF XVI: Mass-averaged temperature of cores and protostellar luminosities in the ALMA-IMF protoclusters
F. Motte, Y. Pouteau, T. Nony +34
ALMA-IMF imaged 15 massive protoclusters down to a resolution of of 2 kau scales, identifying about 1000 star-forming cores. The mass and luminosity of these cores, which are funda…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Magnetic Fields in Massive Star-Forming Regions (MagMaR) I. Linear Polarized Imaging of the UCHII Region G5.89-0.39
M. Fernández-López, P. Sanhueza, L. A. Zapata +14
We report 1.2 mm polarized continuum emission observations carried out with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) toward the high-mass star formation region G5.89…
The unexpectedly large proportion of high-mass star-forming cores in a Galactic mini-starburst
F. Motte, T. Nony, F. Louvet +14
Understanding the processes that determine the stellar Initial Mass Function (IMF) is a critical unsolved problem, with profound implications for many areas of astrophysics. In mol…
Far-infrared observations of a massive cluster forming in the Monoceros R2 filament hub
T. S. M. Rayner, M. J. Griffin, N. Schneider +29
We present far-infrared observations of Monoceros R2 (a giant molecular cloud at approximately 830 pc distance, containing several sites of active star formation), as observed at 7…
The earliest phases of high-mass star formation, as seen in NGC 6334 by \emph{Herschel}
J. Tigé, F. Motte, D. Russeil +33
To constrain models of high-mass star formation, the Herschel/HOBYS KP aims at discovering massive dense cores (MDCs) able to host the high-mass analogs of low-mass prestellar core…
Tracing extended low-velocity shocks through SiO emission - Case study of the W43-MM1 ridge
F. Louvet, F. Motte. A. Gusdorf, Q. Nguyen-Luong +7
Previous literature suggests that the densest structures in the interstellar medium form through colliding flows, but patent evidence of this process is still missing. Recent liter…
Angular Momentum of the N2H+ Cores in the Orion A Cloud
Ken'ichi Tatematsu, Satoshi Ohashi, Patricio Sanhueza +3
We have analyzed the angular momentum of the molecular cloud cores in the Orion A giant molecular cloud observed in the N2H+ J = 1-0 line with the Nobeyama 45 m radio telescope. We…
Planck cold clumps in the Orionis complex: I. Discovery of an extremely young Class 0 protostellar object and a proto-brown dwarf candidate in a bright rimmed clump PGCC G192.32-11.88
Tie Liu, Qizhou Zhang, Kee-Tae Kim +37
We are performing a series of observations with ground-based telescopes toward Planck Galactic cold clumps (PGCCs) in the Orionis complex in order to systematically investigate…
From forced collapse to H ii region expansion in Mon R2: Envelope density structure and age determination with Herschel
P. Didelon, F. Motte, P. Tremblin +32
The surroundings of HII regions can have a profound influence on their development, morphology, and evolution. This paper explores the effect of the environment on H II regions in…
A Survey for Hydroxyl in the THOR Pilot Region around W43
Andrew J. Walsh, Henrik Beuther, Simon Bihr +14
We report on observations of the hydroxyl radical (OH) within The H{\sc I}, OH Recombination line survey (THOR) pilot region. The region is bounded approximately between Galactic c…
Chemical evolution of the HC3N and N2H+ molecules in dense cores of the Vela C giant molecular cloud complex
Satoshi Ohashi, Ken'ichi Tatematsu, Kosuke Fujii +5
We have observed the HC3N (J=10-9) and N2H+ (J=1-0) lines toward the Vela C molecular clouds with the Mopra 22 m telescope to study chemical characteristics of dense cores. The int…
The JCMT Plane Survey: early results from the l = 30 degree field
T. J. T. Moore, R. Plume, M. A. Thompson +55
We present early results from the JCMT Plane Survey (JPS), which has surveyed the northern inner Galactic plane between longitudes l=7 and l=63 degrees in the 850-μm continuum with…
Herschel Observations of the W3 GMC (II): Clues to the Formation of Clusters of High-Mass Stars
A. Rivera-Ingraham, P. G. Martin, D. Polychroni +18
The W3 GMC is a prime target for investigating the formation of high-mass stars and clusters. This second study of W3 within the HOBYS Key Program provides a comparative analysis o…
First Results from High Angular Resolution ALMA Observations Toward the HL Tau Region
ALMA Partnership, C. L. Brogan, L. M. Perez +82
We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations from the 2014 Long Baseline Campaign in dust continuum and spectral line emission from the HL Tau region…
ATLASGAL-selected massive clumps in the inner Galaxy: I. CO depletion and isotopic ratios
A. Giannetti, F. Wyrowski, J. Brand +8
In the low-mass regime, it is found that the gas-phase abundances of C-bearing molecules in cold starless cores rapidly decrease with increasing density, as the molecules form mant…
The formation of the W43 complex: constraining its atomic-to-molecular transition and searching for colliding clouds
F. Motte, Q. Nguyen Luong, N. Schneider +10
Numerical simulations have explored the possibility to form molecular clouds through either a quasi-static, self-gravitating mechanism or the collision of gas streams or lower-dens…
The W43-MM1 mini-starburst ridge, a test for star formation efficiency models
Fabien Louvet, Frédérique Motte, Patrick Hennebelle +12
Context: Star formation efficiency (SFE) theories are currently based on statistical distributions of turbulent cloud structures and a simple model of star formation from cores. Th…
Ionization compression impact on dense gas distribution and star formation, Probability density functions around H ii regions as seen by Herschel
P. Tremblin, N. Schneider, V. Minier +22
Ionization feedback should impact the probability distribution function (PDF) of the column density around the ionized gas. We aim to quantify this effect and discuss its potential…
Reconstructing the density and temperature structure of prestellar cores from data: A case study for B68 and L1689B
A. Roy, Ph. Andre', P. Palmeirim +22
Utilizing multi-wavelength dust emission maps acquired with , we reconstruct local volume density and dust temperature profiles for the prestellar cores B68 and L1689B us…
Pillars and globules at the edges of H ii regions, Confronting Herschel observations and numerical simulations
P. Tremblin, V. Minier, N. Schneider +24
Pillars and globules are present in many high-mass star-forming regions, such as the Eagle nebula (M16) and the Rosette molecular cloud, and understanding their origin will help ch…