Recent studies of the nearest star-forming clouds of the Galaxy at submillimeter wavelengths
with the Herschel Space Observatory have provided us with unprecedented images of the …

Stars form within molecular clouds but our understanding of this fundamental process
remains hampered by the complexity of the physics that drives their evolution. We review our …

We present a unified description of the scenario of global hierarchical collapse (GHC). GHC
constitutes a flow regime of (non-homologous) collapses within collapses, in which all …

We present and discuss the results of the Herschel Gould Belt survey (HGBS) observations
in an~ 11 deg 2 area of the Aquila molecular cloud complex at d~ 260 pc, imaged with the …

The role of turbulence and magnetic fields is studied for star formation in molecular clouds.
We derive and compare six theoretical models for the star formation rate (SFR)—the …

Understanding the physics of turbulence is crucial for many applications, including weather,
industry and astrophysics. In the interstellar medium,, supersonic turbulence plays a crucial …

We present first results from the Herschel Gould Belt survey for the B211/L1495 region in the
Taurus molecular cloud. Thanks to their high sensitivity and dynamic range, the Herschel …

Aim. We have investigated the gas organization within the paradigmatic Integral Shape
Filament (ISF) in Orion in order to decipher whether or not all filaments are bundles of fibers …

Star formation is a fundamental process for galactic evolution. One issue over the last
several decades has been determining whether star formation is induced by external …

Context. Core condensation is a critical step in the star-formation process, but it is still poorly
characterized observationally. Aims. We have studied the 10 pc-long L1495/B213 complex …