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Massive Star Formation in NGC 7538
as Seen by Herschel
Michael A. Reid University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada | |
| I will present preliminary results of the Herschel Science Demonstration Phase data on NGC 7538. These data, which have only recently been acquired and are still being processed, provided an unprecedentedly detailed view of star formation in NGC 7538. NGC 7538 is among the nearest regions of massive star formation in the Galaxy and appears to be a site of triggered star formation. The Herschel data reveal beautiful and complex filamentary structures which, to our knowledge, have never been seen before in anything like this level of detail. By the time of the meeting, we hope to have a quantitative understanding the mass function of the clumps in this region, its temperature distribution, its correlation with what is known of the region from data at other wavelengths, and much more! | |
| Collaborators: P. Martin, U Toronto, Canada J. Di Francesco, HIoA, Canada C. Wilson, McMaster University, Canada D. Ward-Thompson, Cardiff U, UK J. Kirk, Cardiff U, UK |
Suggested Session:
Herschel |