From molecules to young stellar clusters: the star formation cycle across the disk of M 33

2017/03/27 by Edvige Corbelli, E. Corbelli, J. Braine +18 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Cluster (spacecraft) #Computer science #Galaxy #Luminosity #Molecular cloud #Physics #Spiral galaxy #Star (game theory) #Star cluster #Star formation #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.GA

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201630034

published as A&A 601, A146 (2017) · 18 pages, 17 figures, Accepted for publication in A&A

arxiv created 2017/03/27 · openalex publication_date 2017/04/10 · openalex created_date 2017/04/28 · arxiv updated 2017/05/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. We study the association between giant molecular clouds (GMCs) and young stellar cluster candidates (YSCCs) to shed light on the time evolution of local star formation episodes in the nearby galaxy M 33.

Citations

• STAR FORMATION EFFICIENCIES AND LIFETIMES OF GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUDS IN THE MILKY WAY
• The cluster birthline in M 33

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