Aims. We present the first public release of high-quality data products (DR1) from Hi-GAL,
the Herschel infrared Galactic Plane Survey. Hi-GAL is the keystone of a suite of continuum …

Star formation is a fundamental process for galactic evolution. One issue over the last
several decades has been determining whether star formation is induced by external …

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

Abstract Hi-GAL (Herschel InfraRed Galactic Plane Survey) is a large-scale survey of the
Galactic plane, performed with Herschel in five infrared continuum bands between 70 and …

Context. The APEX Telescope Large Area Survey: the GALaxy (ATLASGAL) is an unbiased
continuum survey of the inner Galactic disk at 870 μm. It covers±60° in Galactic longitude …

Context. 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 …

FEEDBACK is a SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) legacy program
dedicated to study the interaction of massive stars with their environment. It performs a …

Context. Despite their profound effect on the universe, the formation of massive stars and
stellar clusters remains elusive. Recent advances in observing facilities and computing …

Focusing on the organic inventory of regions of star and planet formation in the interstellar
medium of galaxies, this comprehensive overview of the molecular universe is an invaluable …

We sort 4683 molecular clouds between 10< ℓ< 65 from the Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey
based on observational diagnostics of star formation activity: compact 70 μm sources, mid-IR …