The Earliest Stages of Massive Clustered Star Formation: Fragmentation of Infrared Dark Clouds

• Main Author: Wang, Ke (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

This thesis presents an in-depth, high-resolution observational study on the very beginning of the formation process: the fragmentation of dense molecular clouds known as infrared dark clouds (IRDCs). Using the Submillimeter Array (SMA) and Very Large Array (VLA) radio interferometers, the author ha...