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CONTINUUM OBSERVATIONS OF THE INFRARED SOURCES IN THE ORION MOLECULAR CLOUD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

G. L. Grasdalen ,
R. D. Gehrz  and
J. A. Hackwell
G. L. Grasdalen
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82071
R. D. Gehrz
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82071
J. A. Hackwell
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 82071

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The details of the processes which result in the formation of new stars are still virtually entirely obscure. Surprisingly little can be said with any assurance beyond the general view that the interstellar medium collects in large clouds, involving at least tens of solar masses, which then fragment into smaller pieces which proceed to collapse into individual stars. Numerous highly detailed theoretical predictions have been generated for the sequence of events expected in the fragmentation and collapse processes. However, the meager observational evidence we have on suspected young objects is fascinatingly at variance with these predictions.

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Research Article
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 96: Infrared Astronomy , 1981 , pp. 179 - 186
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Copyright © Reidel 1981 

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