The origin of massive stars: the inertial-inflow model

P Padoan, L Pan, M Juvela, T Haugbølle… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We address the problem of the origin of massive stars, namely the origin, path, and
timescale of the mass flows that create them. Based on extensive numerical simulations, we …

ALMA-IMF-XI. The sample of hot core candidates: A rich population of young high-mass protostars unveiled by the emission of methyl formate

M Bonfand, T Csengeri, S Bontemps… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. The star formation process leads to an increased chemical complexity in the
interstellar medium. Sites associated with high-mass star and cluster formation exhibit a so …

Evolution of stellar feedback in H II regions

GM Olivier, LA Lopez, AL Rosen, O Nayak… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Stellar feedback is needed to produce realistic giant molecular clouds and galaxies in
simulations, but due to limited numerical resolution, feedback must be implemented using …

ALMA-IMF-VII. First release of the full spectral line cubes: Core kinematics traced by DCN J=(3− 2)

N Cunningham, A Ginsburg, R Galván-Madrid… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
ALMA-IMF is an Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Large Program
designed to measure the core mass function (CMF) of 15 protoclusters chosen to span their …

CMZoom: Survey Overview and First Data Release

C Battersby, E Keto, D Walker, A Barnes… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an overview of the CMZoom survey and its first data release. CMZoom is the first
blind, high-resolution survey of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ; the inner 500 pc of the …

ALMA-IMF-XV. Core mass function in the high-mass star formation regime

F Louvet, P Sanhueza, A Stutz, A Men'shchikov… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
The stellar initial mass function (IMF) is critical to our understanding of star formation and the
effects of young stars on their environment. On large scales, it enables us to use tracers such …

Search for high-mass protostars with alma revealed up to kilo-parsec scales (sparks)-II. Complex organic molecules and heavy water in shocks around a young high …

T Csengeri, A Belloche, S Bontemps… - Astronomy & …, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. Classical hot cores are rich in molecular emission, and they show a high
abundance of complex organic molecules (COMs). The emergence of molecular complexity …

ALMA-IMF-I. Investigating the origin of stellar masses: Introduction to the Large Program and first results

F Motte, S Bontemps, T Csengeri, Y Pouteau… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Aims. Thanks to the high angular resolution, sensitivity, image fidelity, and frequency
coverage of ALMA, we aim to improve our understanding of star formation. One of the …

ALMA-IMF-II. Investigating the origin of stellar masses: Continuum images and data processing

A Ginsburg, T Csengeri, R Galván-Madrid… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
We present the first data release of the ALMA-IMF Large Program, which covers the 12m-
array continuum calibration and imaging. The ALMA-IMF Large Program is a survey of …

A Massive Star Is Born: How Feedback from Stellar Winds, Radiation Pressure, and Collimated Outflows Limits Accretion onto Massive Stars

AL Rosen - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Massive protostars attain high luminosities as they are actively accreting and the radiation
pressure exerted on the gas in the star's atmosphere may launch isotropic high-velocity …