2007/06/12 by C. Hieret, Hieret, C., S. Leurini +10
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Space Exploration and Technology #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0706.1643
3 pages, 3 figures; to appear in "Science with ALMA: a new era for Astrophysics" Conference Proceedings
arxiv created 2007/06/12 · openalex publication_date 2007/06/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A systematic study of a large sample of sources, covering a wide range in galactocentric distances, masses and luminosities, is a fast and efficient way of obtaining a good overview of the different stages of high-mass star formation. With these goals in mind, we have started a survey of 40 color selected IRAS sources south of -20 degrees declination with the APEX telescope on Chajnantor, Chile. Our first APEX results already demonstrate that the selection criteria were successful, since some of the sources are very rich in molecular lines.