Hostname: page-component-7b7567c8c-jswmv Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2026-11-15T23:23:12.196Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Structure and Fragmentation of Molecular Complexes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

E. Falgarone
Affiliation:
Radioastronomie, Laboratoire de Physique, ENS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, FranceObservatoire de Paris, 92190 Meudon, France
J. L. Puget
Affiliation:
Radioastronomie, Laboratoire de Physique, ENS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, FranceObservatoire de Paris, 92190 Meudon, France
M. Pérault
Affiliation:
Radioastronomie, Laboratoire de Physique, ENS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, FranceObservatoire de Paris, 92190 Meudon, France
S. Bonazzola
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, 92190 Meudon, France
J. Heywaerts
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, 92190 Meudon, France

Extract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button.

We propose a hierarchical model of large molecular complexes (mean density ∼ 10 cm−3, masses larger than 105 M⊙ relevant to their “cold phase”) which preceeds the formation of massive stars and H II regions, and investigate the gravitational stability of the different scales.

Information

Type
I. Star Forming Processes in the Solar Neighborhood
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1987