We mapped the kinetic temperature structure of two massive star-forming regions, N113 and N159W, in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). We have used~ 1.′′ 6 (~ 0.4 pc) resolution …
JC Mottram, H Beuther, A Ahmadi, PD Klaassen… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. High-mass star formation typically takes place in a crowded environment, with a higher likelihood of young forming stars affecting and being affected by their surroundings …
XD Tang, C Henkel, KM Menten, F Wyrowski… - Astronomy & …, 2018 - aanda.org
We mapped the kinetic temperature structure of the Orion molecular cloud 1 (OMC-1) with para-H 2 CO (JK a K c= 3 03–2 02, 3 22–2 21, and 3 21–2 20) using the APEX 12 m …
XD Tang, C Henkel, CHR Chen, KM Menten… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. The kinetic temperature of molecular clouds is a fundamental physical parameter affecting star formation and the initial mass function. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is …
XD Tang, C Henkel, KM Menten, XW Zheng… - Astronomy & …, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. For a general understanding of the physics involved in the star formation process, measurements of physical parameters such as temperature and density are indispensable …
CJ Cyganowski, CL Brogan, TR Hunter… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We present high angular resolution Submillimeter Array and Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array observations of the massive protocluster G18. 67+ 0.03. Previously targeted in maser …
J Li, A Boogert, AG Barr… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present in this paper the results of high spectral resolution (R= 88,100) spectroscopy at 4.7 μm with iSHELL/IRTF of hot molecular gas close to the massive binary protostar W3 IRS …
J Li, A Boogert, AG Barr, C DeWitt… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present in this paper mid-infrared (5–8 μm) spectroscopy toward the massive young binary W3 IRS 5, using the Echelon Cross Echelle Spectrograph (EXES) spectrometer in …
Context. Two competing models describe the formation of massive stars in objects like the Orion Trapezium. In the turbulent core accretion model, the resulting stellar masses are …