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Prestellar Core Evolution

Prestellar Core Evolution is a theoretical framework within the study of gravitational collapse that describes the dynamical and thermodynamical processes governing the transformation of dense molecular cloud fragments into gravitationally bound protostellar seeds prior to the onset of nuclear fusion.

173

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13.3K

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512

Authors

280

Institutions

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2017–2026

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173

From filamentary clouds to prestellar cores to the stellar IMF: Initial highlights from the<i>Herschel</i>Gould Belt Survey

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2010 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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The Formation of Massive Star Systems by Accretion

Mark R. Krumholz, Richard Klein, Christopher F. McKee et al. · Science · 2009 · 591 citations · Full text

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CO Depletion in the Starless Cloud Core L1544

P. Caselli, C. M. Walmsley, M. Tafalla et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 1999 · 572 citations · Full text

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High-Mass Star and Massive Cluster Formation in the Milky Way

F. Motte, Sylvain Bontemps, F. Louvet · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2017 · 490 citations · Full text

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Ultra-Compact HII Regions and Massive Star Formation

E. Churchwell · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2002 · 409 citations

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Authors

512

  1. PC
    P. Caselli

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany

    13 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

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  2. PS
    Patricio Sanhueza

    National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Japan

    6 publications · 237 citations

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  3. QZ
    Qizhou Zhang

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    6 publications · 474 citations

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  4. EH
    Eric Herbst

    The Ohio State University, United States

    5 publications · 635 citations

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  5. RB
    R. Bachiller

    Spanish National Observatory, Spain

    5 publications · 381 citations

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Institutions

280

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    24 h-index

    168 publications

    41.7K citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    20 h-index

    36 publications

    3.6K citations

  3. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

    Mitaka-shi, Japan

    18 h-index

    42 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica

    Taipei, Taiwan

    13 h-index

    42 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    13 h-index

    31 publications

    7.4K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    43 publications

    4.7K citations

  7. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

    Daejeon, South Korea

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    898 citations

  8. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    949 citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 56 publications · 5K citations

    37

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    47 publications · 3.9K citations

    28

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  3. 12

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  4. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)

    Repository · 8 publications · 164 citations

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  5. The Astrophysical Journal Letters

    4 publications · 219 citations

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