Star formation in the LMC: Gravitational instability and dynamical triggering

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Abstract

Evidence for triggered star formation is difficult to establish because energy feedback from massive stars tend to erase the interstellar conditions that led to the star formation. Young stellar objects (YSOs) mark sites of current star formation whose ambient conditions have not been significantly altered. Spitzer observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) effectively reveal massive YSOs. The inventory of massive YSOs, in conjunction with surveys of interstellar medium, allows us to examine the conditions for star formation: spontaneous or triggered. We examine the relationship between star formation and gravitational instability on a global scale, and we present evidence of triggered star formation on local scales in the LMC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)192-198
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Volume2
Issue numberS237
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2006

Keywords

  • Galaxies: ISM
  • ISM: evolution
  • ISM: structure
  • Magellanic clouds
  • Stars: formation
  • Stars: pre-main-sequence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Space and Planetary Science

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