Multiple protostellar systems

2007/10/03 by G. Duchêne, Gaspard Duchêne, S. Bontemps +4 · 4 citations
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077270

published as Astron.Astrophys.476:229-242,2007 · 15 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics

arxiv created 2007/10/03 · openalex publication_date 2007/10/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Context.Multiple systems are the product of protostellar core fragmentation. Studying their statistical properties in young stellar populations therefore probes the physical processes at play during star formation.

Citations

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