W43: the closest molecular complex of the Galactic bar?

作者：Q. Nguyên Luong, F. Motte, F. Schuller, N. Schneider, S. Bontemps, P. Schilke, K. M. Menten, F. Heitsch, F. Wyrowski, P. Carlhoff, L. Bronfman, T. Henning · 发表于：Astronomy and Astrophysics · 年份：2011 · DOI：10.1051/0004-6361/201016271 · 被引用次数：142 · 研究领域：Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies、Electrical and Electromagnetic Research、Fullerene Chemistry and Applications

Context. In the framework of the multi-wavelength Galactic surveys of star-formation presently underway, complexes of molecular clouds that stretch over up to hundreds of parsecs are of particular interest. This is because a large population of stars is forming within them, thus all at the same distance from the Sun and under similar physical conditions.