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 …

Star formation is a multi-scale, multi-physics problem ranging from the size scale of
molecular clouds (∼ 10 ∼10 s pc) down to the size scales of dense prestellar cores (∼ 0.1 …

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 …

Context. Molecular filaments have received special attention recently thanks to new
observational results on their properties. In particular, our early analysis of filament …

Context. Star formation takes place in giant molecular clouds, resulting in mass-segregated
young stellar clusters composed of Sun-like stars, brown dwarfs, and massive O-type (50 …

Star formation is inefficient. Only a few per cent of the available gas in molecular clouds
forms stars, leading to the observed low star formation rate (SFR). The same holds when …

We study the star formation efficiency (SFE) in simulations and observations of turbulent,
magnetized, molecular clouds. We find that the probability density functions (PDFs) of the …