High-Mass Star Formation (A06)

• Subject Area: Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Term: from 2011 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 184018867

The project studies high-mass star formation in our Galaxy following two approaches: (i) large, statistically-significant studies sensitive to cloud and clump scales (0.2--50~pc) for which we build an evolutionary sequence for high-mass stars, and (ii) detailed, high-resolution studies of specific regions at clump and core scales (<0.5~pc) with which we investigate the fragmentation, accretion, feedback and chemisty. Thanks to the advent of new and more sensitive instruments and to the sophisticated tools developed in the last period, we are now able to perform detailed studies of large, significant samples, thus closing the gap between the two parts.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 956: Conditions and Impact of Star Formation - Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Laboratory Research
• Applicant Institution: Universität zu Köln
• Project Heads: Dr. Alvaro Sanchez-Monge; Dr. Friedrich Wyrowski