Nearby Protoclusters as Laboratories for Understanding Star Formation on Galactic Scales |
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| Authors: | Philippe André |
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| Institution: | (1) Service d'Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
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| Abstract: | Detailed studies of nearby cluster-forming molecular clouds can help us understand the physical processes by which most stars
form in galaxies. I review recent advances made on this subject. Submillimeter observations of nearby protoclusters suggest
that stars are generally built from finite, detached reservoirs of mass inside molecular cloud cores, and point to a cloud
fragmentation origin for the IMF. Much progress in this field will come from future large submillimeter instruments such as
Herschel and ALMA.
This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | molecular clouds star formation star clusters protostars initial mass function dust emission |
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