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Star-forming Cloud Structure

Star-Forming Cloud Structure is a theoretical construct in astrophysics that denotes the hierarchical and filamentary organization of molecular gas, dust, and embedded stellar populations within a star-forming region, distinguished by its role in mediating gravitational collapse and turbulence-regulated star formation processes.

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243

Sequential formation of subgroups in OB associations

Bruce G. Elmegreen, C. J. Lada · The Astrophysical Journal · 1977 · 1.1K citations

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Determining structure in molecular clouds

Jonathan P. Williams, E. J. De Geus, Leo Blitz · The Astrophysical Journal · 1994 · 941 citations

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MAMBO mapping of Spitzer c2d small clouds and cores

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2008 · 613 citations · Full text

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MAMBO Mapping Of Spitzer c2d Small Clouds And Cores

Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) · 2016 · 495 citations · Full text

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The Orion Molecular Cloud and Star-Forming Region

R. Genzel, J. Stützki · Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics · 1989 · 424 citations

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Authors

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  1. GJ
    G. J. White

    The Open University, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 491 citations

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  2. JR
    John Richer

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 482 citations

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  3. GA
    G. A. Fuller

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 631 citations

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  4. JD
    James Di Francesco

    Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada

    6 publications · 456 citations

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  5. CJ
    C. J. Lada

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

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366

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    19 h-index

    81 publications

    5.7K citations

  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    18 h-index

    34 publications

    3.7K citations

  3. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    22 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

    Heidelberg, Germany

    17 h-index

    44 publications

    2.7K citations

  5. Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy

    Bonn, Germany

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    758 citations

  7. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    3.2K citations

  8. European Southern Observatory

    Garching bei München, Germany

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    711 citations

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  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 74 publications · 6.2K citations

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  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    48 publications · 3.2K citations

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  3. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    38 publications · 2.2K citations

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 14 publications · 515 citations

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  5. Icarus

    8 publications · 551 citations

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