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Fragmentation and dynamics in Massive Dense Cores in Cygnus-X
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 April 2011
Abstract
A systematic, high angular-resolution study of IR-quiet Massive Dense Cores (MDCs) of Cygnus-X in continuum and high-density molecular tracers is presented. The results are compared with the quasi-static and the dynamical evolutionary scenario. We find that the fragmentation properties are not compatible with the quasi-static, monolithic collapse scenario, nor are they entirely compatible with the formation of a cluster of mostly low-mass stars. The kinematics of MDCs shows individual velocity components appearing as coherent flows, which indicate important dynamical processes at the scale of the mass reservoir around high-mass protostars.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S270: Computational Star Formation , May 2010 , pp. 53 - 56
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011
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