Abstract
Improving our understanding of the earliest stages of star formation is crucial to gain insight into the origin of stellar masses, multiple systems, and protoplanetary disks. We discuss recent advances made in this area, thanks to submillimeter mapping observations with large single-dish telescopes and interferometers. Although ambipolar diffusion appears to be too slow cores, there is nevertheless good evidence that the gravitational collapse of isolated protostellar cores is strongly magnetically controlled. We also argue that the beginning of protostellar collapse is much more violent in cluster-forming clouds than in regions of distributed star formation.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Alves, J.F., Lada, C.J. and Lada, E.A.: 2001, Nature 409, 159.
André, P., Motte, F. and Bacmann, A.: 1999, Api 513, L57.
André, R, Ward-Thompson, D. and Barsony, M.: 1993, ApJ 406, 122.
André, R, Ward-Thompson, D. and Motte, F.: 1996, A and A 314, 625.
Bacmann, A., André, P., Puget, J.-L., Abergel, A., Bontemps, S. and Ward-Thompson, D.: 2000, A and A 361, 555.
Ballesteros-Paredes, J., Klessen, R.S. and Vazquez—Semadeni, E.: 2003, ApJ 592, 188.
Basu, S. and Mouschovias, T.C.: 1994, ApJ 432, 720.
Basu, S. and Mouschovias, T.C.: 1995, ApJ 453, 271.
Belloche, A., André, P. and Motte, F.: 2001, in: T. Montmerle and P. André (eds.), From Darkness to Light. ASP Conf. Ser., San Francisco, 243, p. 313.
Belloche, A., André, P., Despois, D. and Blinder, S.: 2002, A and A 393, 927.
Bonnor, W.B.: 1956, MNRAS 116, 351.
Bouwman, J., André, P. and Galli, D.: 2003, in preparation.
Caselli, P., Benson, P.J., Myers, P.C. and Tafalla, M.: 2002, ApJ 572, 238.
Chandler, C.J. and Richer, J.S.: 2000, Api 530, 851.
Ciolek, G.E. and Basu, S.: 2001, ApJ 547, 272.
Ciolek, G.E. and Mouschovias, T.C.: 1994, ApJ 425, 142.
Crutcher, R.M.: 1999, Api 520, 706.
Crutcher, R.M., Nutter, D.J., Ward-Thompson, D. and Kirk, J.M.: 2004, ApJ 600, 279.
Crutcher, R.M. and Troland, T.H.: 2000, ApJ 537, L139.
Curry, C.L. and McKee, C.F.: 2000, Api 528, 734.
Di Francesco, J., Myers, P.C., Wilner, D.J., Ohashi, N. and Mardones, D.: 2001, Api 562, 770.
Evans, N.J. II.: 1999, ARA and A 37, 311.
Evans, N.J. II.: 2003, in: C.L. Curry and M. Fich (eds.), Chemistry as a Diagnostic of Star Formation, NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 157.
Evans, N.J. II, Rawlings, J.M.C., Shirley, Y.L. and Mundy, L.G.: 2001, ApJ 557, 193.
Falgarone, E. and Phillips, T.: 1990, Api 359, 344.
Foster, P.N. and Chevalier, R.A.: 1993, ApJ 416, 303.
Galli, D., Walmsley, M. and Goncalves, J.: 2002, A and A 394, 275.
Goldsmith, P.F.: 2001, Api 557, 736.
Goodman, A.A., Benson, P.J., Fuller, G.A. and Myers, P.C.: 1993, ApJ 406, 528.
Hennebelle, P., Whitworth, A.P., Gladwin, P.P. and André, P.: 2003, MNRAS 340, 870
Hogerheijde, M.R. and Sandell, G.: 2000, Api 534, 880.
Jessop, N.E. and Ward-Thompson, D.: 2000, MNRAS 311, 63.
Jones, C.E. and Basu, S.: 2002, ApJ 569, 280.
Klessen, R.S., Heitsch, F. and Mac Low, M.-M.: 2000, Api 535, 887.
Lai, S.-R., Velusamy, T., Langer, W.D. and Kuiper, T.B.H.: 2003, AJ 126, 311.
Larson, R.B.: 1969, MNRAS 145, 271.
Lee, C.W., Myers, P.C. and Tafalla, M.: 2001, ApiS 136, 703.
Li, Z.-Y. and Shu, F.H.: 1997, ApJ 475, 237.
Looney, L.W., Mundy, L.G. and Welch, W.J.: 2003, Api 592, 255.
Motte, F. and André, P.: 2001, A and A 365, 440.
Motte, F., André, R. and Neri, R.: 1998, A and A 336, 150.
Mouschovias, T.C. and Ciolek, G.E.: 1999, in: C.J. Lada and N.D. Kylafis (eds.), The Origin of Stars and Planetary Systems, Kluwer, Dordrecht, p. 305.
Myers, P.C.: 1983, ApJ 270, 105.
Nakano, T.: 1998, Api 494, 587.
Ohashi, N., Hayashi, M., Ho, P.T.P., Momose, M., Tamura, M., Hirano, N. and Sargent, A.I.: 1997, ApJ 488, 317.
Penston, M.V.: 1969, MNRAS 144, 425.
Shirley, Y., Evans II, N.J., Rawlings, J.M.C. and Gregersen, E.M.: 2000, ApJS 131, 249.
Shu, F.: 1977, ApJ 214, 488.
Shu, F.H., Adams, F.C. and Lizano, S.: 1987, ARA and A 25, 23.
Siebenmorgen, R. and Kriigel, E.: 2000, A and A 364, 625.
Tafalla, M., Mardones, D., Myers, P.C., Caselli, P., Bachiller and Benson, P.J.: 1998, ApJ 504, 900.
Tohline, J. E.: 1982, Fund. of Cos. Phys. 8, 1.
Vazquez-Semadeni, E., Ostriker, E.C., Passot, T., Gammie, C.F. and Stone, J.M.: 2000, in: V. Mannings, A.P. Boss and S.S. Russell (eds.) Protostars and Planets IV, The University of Arizona Press: Tucson, p. 3.
Ward-Thompson, D., Kirk, J.M., Crutcher, R.M., Greaves, J.S., Holland, W.S. and André, P.: 2000, A and A 537, L135.
Ward-Thompson, D., André, P. and Kirk, J.M.: 2002, MNRAS 329, 257.
Ward-Thompson, D., Motte, F. and André, P.: 1999, MNRAS 305, 143.
Ward-Thompson, D., Scott, P.F., Hills, R.E. and André, P.: 1994, MNRAS, 268, 276.
Whitworth, A. and Summers, D.: 1985, MNRAS 214, 1.
Zucconi, A., Walmsley, C.M. and Galli, D.: 2001, A and A 376, 650.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2004 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
André, P., Bouwman, J., Belloche, A., Hennebelle, P. (2004). Submillimeter Studies of Prestellar Cores and Protostars: Probing the Initial Conditions for Protostellar Collapse. In: de Castro, A.I.G., Heyer, M., Vázquez-Semadeni, E., Rebolo, R., Tagger, M., Pudritz, R.E. (eds) Magnetic Fields and Star Formation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0491-5_25
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0491-5_25
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-90-481-6602-2
Online ISBN: 978-94-017-0491-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive