| |
 |
| Paper: |
MM-wave images of star forming clouds - Structure, kinematics, and the conditions for cluster formation |
| Volume: |
13, The Formation and Evolution of Star Clusters |
| Page: |
35 |
| Authors: |
Bally, John; Lada, Elizabeth |
| Abstract: |
Mapping of molecular clouds near OB associations has shown that O and B stars can efficiently disrupt clouds, bringing star formation in a given region to a halt. Most massive cloud cores are forming stars in dense aggregates. However, once O and B stars disperse the gas left over from star formation, many of these clusters become unbound because the total mass in stars is much less then the mass in gas. We discuss the conditions required for bound cluster formation and speculate that bound clusters form in rare broad-line cloud cores having CS linewidths in excess of 15 km/s. |
|
|
|
|
|
