Vibes extracts cores in simulations using the virial theorem to define boundaries, yielding more stable and physically motivated structures than density-threshold methods like hop and dendrogram.
High-Mass Star and Massive Cluster Formation in the Milky Way
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This review examines the state-of-the-art knowledge of high-mass star and massive cluster formation, gained from ambitious observational surveys, which acknowledge the multi-scale characteristics of these processes. After a brief overview of theoretical models and main open issues, we present observational searches for the evolutionary phases of high-mass star formation, first among high-luminosity sources and more recently among young massive protostars and the elusive high-mass prestellar cores. We then introduce the most likely evolutionary scenario for high-mass star formation, which emphasizes the link of high-mass star formation to massive cloud and cluster formation. Finally, we introduce the first attempts to search for variations of the star formation activity and cluster formation in molecular cloud complexes, in the most extreme star-forming sites, and across the Milky Way. The combination of Galactic plane surveys and high-angular resolution images with submillimeter facilities such as Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) are prerequisites to make significant progresses in the forthcoming decade.
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LTE analysis of ALMA data for AG318-c9 yields molecular parameters and spatial maps for three COMs, compared to G31 as a line-identification template for the ALMAGAL survey.
Observational study of G12.79+0.43 identifies YSOs and HII regions powered by B-type stars and associates the complex with the rim of a molecular superbubble of diameter ~50 pc and expansion age ~0.3 Myr without establishing causality.
SKAO, especially SKA-Mid Band 5, is expected to overcome dust opacity and frequency limits to detect complex prebiotic molecules in high-mass and solar-type protostellar regions.
The paper presents predictions and observational plans for Zeeman effect measurements with SKA to provide statistical data on magnetic field strengths across scales in molecular clouds.
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Virial-based extraction of structures in numerical simulations: The vibes tool
Vibes extracts cores in simulations using the virial theorem to define boundaries, yielding more stable and physically motivated structures than density-threshold methods like hop and dendrogram.
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ALMAGAL IX. The chemical complexity of AG318.9477-00.1960: A line-identification template for ALMAGAL
LTE analysis of ALMA data for AG318-c9 yields molecular parameters and spatial maps for three COMs, compared to G31 as a line-identification template for the ALMAGAL survey.
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Star Formation at the Periphery of a Molecular Superbubble: The Case of G12.79+0.43
Observational study of G12.79+0.43 identifies YSOs and HII regions powered by B-type stars and associates the complex with the rim of a molecular superbubble of diameter ~50 pc and expansion age ~0.3 Myr without establishing causality.
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Chemical Complexity in the Early Stages of Star Formation in the SKAO Era
SKAO, especially SKA-Mid Band 5, is expected to overcome dust opacity and frequency limits to detect complex prebiotic molecules in high-mass and solar-type protostellar regions.
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Measuring Magnetic Field Strengths in Galactic Star-forming Regions via the Zeeman Effect with the SKA
The paper presents predictions and observational plans for Zeeman effect measurements with SKA to provide statistical data on magnetic field strengths across scales in molecular clouds.