This book presents observational studies of the earliest stages of high-mass star formation, as revealed by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The author investigates the birth environments of high-mass stars by identifying and analyzing their immediate progenitors-dense cores embedded in infrared dark clouds. The book highlights ALMA's capability to detect star formation signatures even in regions lacking bright mid-infrared emission, owing to its high resolution and sensitivity. It also presents a statistical study of core properties, suggesting the necessity of core growth and the discovery of core-scale infall motions that point to the role of external accretion. Based on the largest statistical sample to date, this work places observational constraints on theoretical models and offers new insights into the physical conditions that govern high-mass cluster formation.
| ISBN: | 9789819583027 |
| Publication date: | 20th May 2026 |
| Author: | Kaho Morii |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Nature Singapore |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 186 pages |
| Series: | Springer Theses |
| Genres: |
Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods Astrophysics |
This book presents observational studies of the earliest stages of high-mass star formation, as revealed by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The author investigates the birth environments of high-mass stars by identifying and analyzing their immediate progenitors-dense cores embedded in infrared dark clouds. The book highlights ALMA's capability to detect star formation signatures even in regions lacking bright mid-infrared emission, owing to its high resolution and sensitivity. It also presents a statistical study of core properties, suggesting the necessity of core growth and the discovery of core-scale infall motions that point to the role of external accretion. Based on the largest statistical sample to date, this work places observational constraints on theoretical models and offers new insights into the physical conditions that govern high-mass cluster formation.
Observational Constraints on the Initial Conditions of High-Mass Star Formation features in the following genres: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods, Astrophysics
Observational Constraints on the Initial Conditions of High-Mass Star Formation is available in Hardback
Observational Constraints on the Initial Conditions of High-Mass Star Formation was written by Kaho Morii and published by Springer an imprint of Springer Nature Singapore
Observational Constraints on the Initial Conditions of High-Mass Star Formation has 186 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Theses series
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