2012/05/02 by W. J. de Wit, de Wit, W. J.
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR) #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1205.0473
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The closest examples of high-mass star birth occurs in deeply embedded\nenvironments at kiloparsec distances. Although much progress has been made, an\nobservationally validated picture of the dominant processes which allows the\ncentral hydrostatic object to grow in mass has yet to be established. The\nobservational technique of optical interferometry has demonstrated its\npotential in the field of high-mass star formation by delivering a\nmilli-arcsecond infrared view on the complex accretion environment. We provide\nan overview of the scientific results obtained with multi-aperture telescope\narrays and briefly discuss future instruments and their anticipated impact on\nour understanding of massive young stellar objects.\n