1. |
The earliest stages of high-mass star formation: Initial conditions and early
collapse
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a. |
Structure, kinematics and turbulence from molecular clouds to star-forming cores. |
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b. |
Do high-mass starless cores exist? What are the youngest massive protostars? |
2. |
Properties and evolution of massive protostars |
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a. |
Theoretical massive star formation models |
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b. |
Observational constraints |
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c. |
How does matter accrete onto massive protostars? Does accretion change the protostellar properties (e.g., spectral classifications)? |
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d. |
Toward an evolutionary sequence in OB star formation, correlating theoretical and
observational evolutionary stages |
3. |
Clustered massive star formation |
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a. |
Massive protobinaries and small clusters |
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b. |
Orion revisited |
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c. |
Nearby clusters and molecular complexes |
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d. |
Starburst clusters in the Galaxy and the Galactic center |
4. |
Feedback (outflows, turbulence, dust and gas bubbles, ionization) |
5. |
Massive Star Formation in a Galactic Context |
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a. |
Major results from recent/current/future Galactic surveys |
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a. |
Distribution and distances of massive star-forming regions - tracing the spiral arms of the Milky Way |
6. |
Extragalactic star formation |
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a. |
Resolved Massive SF in extragalactic systems |
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b. |
Massive Star Formation at high redshifts |
7. |
Future perspectives for observational, theoretical and modeling tools |