Table of ContentsObserving Star-FormationFrom the Interstellar Mediumto Star-Forming CoresOn-Line Version, 1999 Observing Star Formation From the ISM to Star-Forming Cores History: Theory and Optical Observations PPT Slide Important Distinction to Keep in Mind Spectral-Line Mapping Adds Velocity Dimension Orion:13CO ChannelMaps Molecular Outflows Jeans Mass, Virial Mass, and Filling Factors in the ISM What do we need to explain? Self-similar Structure on Scales from 100 pc to 0.1 pc...in Orion �Clump� Mass Distribution �Larson�s Law� Scaling Relations (1981) PPT Slide Rough Virial Equilibrium in Star-forming regions Density-Velocity-Magnetic Field Structure Velocity Structure Velocity Coherent Cores*Where does the self-similarity end? PPT Slide Similar �Transition� Found in Spatial Distribution of Stars PPT Slide Magnetic Field Structure Using Polarizationto Map Magnetic Fields Using Polarimetry to Map Field Structure PPT Slide Magnetic Field Structure: Emission Polarimetry Cloud Lifetimes The Effects of a Previous Generation of Stars Density-Velocity-Magnetic Field Structure Initial Conditions for Star-Formation(Version 99) PPT Slide Thanks to: What now? The Pleiades Bright Nebula: Orion Dark Nebula: The Horsehead The Electromagnetic Spectrum A Dense Core: L1489 A Dark Cloud: IC 5146 |
Author: Alyssa A. Goodman
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