The most massive stars in the galaxy - those with more than 15 to 20 solar masses - are lilkely to ionize their surroundings before they reach their final mass. How can they accrete in spite of the presence of over-pressurized gas?
This thesis presents results of Submillimeter Array (SMA) and Very Large Array (VLA) studies of massive star formation regions in the early stages of ionization, as well as an analysis of numerical simulations of the evolution of these young HII regions. The results favor a picture in which very massive stars form in accretion flows that are partially ionized and that keep accreting material from their environment.
| ISBN: | 9781461433071 |
| Publication date: | 12th June 2012 |
| Author: | Roberto J GalvánMadrid |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer New York |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 122 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Astronomy, space and time |
The most massive stars in the galaxy - those with more than 15 to 20 solar masses - are lilkely to ionize their surroundings before they reach their final mass. How can they accrete in spite of the presence of over-pressurized gas?
This thesis presents results of Submillimeter Array (SMA) and Very Large Array (VLA) studies of massive star formation regions in the early stages of ionization, as well as an analysis of numerical simulations of the evolution of these young HII regions. The results favor a picture in which very massive stars form in accretion flows that are partially ionized and that keep accreting material from their environment.
On the Formation of the Most Massive Stars in the Galaxy features in the following genres: Astronomy, space and time
On the Formation of the Most Massive Stars in the Galaxy is available in Paperback
On the Formation of the Most Massive Stars in the Galaxy was written by Roberto J GalvánMadrid and published by Springer an imprint of Springer New York
On the Formation of the Most Massive Stars in the Galaxy has 122 pages
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