Case Studies in Star Formation
Case Studies in Star Formation
Mark Thompson, University of Leeds
James Urquhart, University of Kent, Canterbury
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USDCase Studies in Star Formation offers an overview of our current observational and theoretical understanding in the molecular astronomy of star formation. The book is divided into six sections: the first introduces an overview of star formation and the essential language, concepts and tools specific to molecular astronomy studies. Each subsequent section focuses on individual sources, beginning with a description of large-scale surveys. The volume covers low- and high mass star formation, ionization and photodissociation regions, and concludes with the extragalactic perspective. Conventional textbooks begin with principles, ending with a few convenient examples. Through copious examples, Case Studies reflects the reality of research, which requires the creative matching of ongoing observations to theory and vice-versa, often raising as many questions as answers. This supplementary study guide enables graduate students and early researchers to bridge the gap between textbooks and the wealth of research literature.
- Offers multiple examples, descriptive and analytical, of both large-scale survey and individual source studies, presenting the widest perspective of star formation activity in more observational detail than a standard textbook
- Exposes readers to essential observational and analytical practice, and the application of astronomical, physical, and chemical principles necessary in this cross-disciplinary subject
- Makes no initial assumptions about the reader's background beyond those expected of a typical undergraduate in astronomy, physics, or chemistry
- Offers copious examples of the reality of research, in which observation and theoretical understanding advance hand in hand, raising questions as well as consolidating answers
Reviews & endorsements
‘The formation of stars is a mysterious process, ‘viewed through a glass darkly’, where the opacity is caused by interstellar dust. In recent years, however, the development of infrared and submillimetre-wave observational facilities has allowed us to peer through the fog to view star formation in all its complexity. In this book, the authors use a series of in-depth case studies to explain what we know about star formation in isolated systems and star clusters, from low-mass to high-mass objects, from galactic to extragalactic sources. Each case study follows a historical approach so that the reader can see both progress in our understanding and the questions that remain - as yet - unanswered.’ Tom Millar, Queen’s University Belfast
Product details
June 2023Hardback
9781009277440
308 pages
235 × 157 × 19 mm
0.66kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acronyms
- Part I. Introduction:
- 1. An overview of star formation
- Part II. Low Mass Star Formation (LMSF):
- 2. Two LMSFR surveys using IRAM and ALMA
- 3. IRAS 16293 in Ophiuchus
- 4. NGC 1333 in Perseus
- 5. IRAS 15398 in Lupus 1
- Part III. High Mass Star Formation (HMSF):
- 6. Two HMSFR surveys using APEX and NOEMA
- 7. Sagittarius B2
- 8. G29.96 in W43
- 9. Orion BN/KL
- Part IV. Ionization:
- 10. Two HII surveys using JVLA and ALMA
- 11. An HCHII in G24.78+0.08
- 12. G34.26+0.15 in Aquila
- Part V. Photodissociation:
- 13. An ATLASGAL PDR sample
- 14. The Orion Bar in M42
- 15. The Horsehead Nebula in Orion
- Part VI. External Galaxies:
- 16. Two extragalactic surveys: CANON and PHANGS-ALMA
- 17. ST16 & N113 in the large magellanic cloud
- 18. Starburst galaxy NGC 253
- List of research journal abbreviations
- References
- Appendices
- Subject index
- Chemical index.
