Filament fragmentation in high-mass star formation⋆⋆

Author: Beuther H.   Ragan S. E.   Johnston K.   Henning Th.   Hacar A.   Kainulainen J. T.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|584|issue|A67-A67

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.584, Iss.issue, 2015-11, pp. : A67-A67

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Abstract

Context. Filamentary structures in the interstellar medium are crucial ingredients of the star formation process. They fragment to form individual star-forming cores, and at the same time they may also funnel gas toward the central gas cores, providing an additional gas reservoir.

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