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EAS Publications Series
Volume 75-76, 2015
Conditions and Impact of Star Formation
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Page(s) | 353 - 358 | |
Section | Modelling and Theory | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1575070 | |
Published online | 12 May 2016 |
Conditions and Impact of Star Formation
R. Simon, R. Schaaf and J. Stutzki (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 75–76 (2015) 353-358
R. Simon, R. Schaaf and J. Stutzki (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 75–76 (2015) 353-358
The effects of HII regions
University Observatory/Excellence Cluster “Universe”, Munich, Germany
Recent work on the effects of HII regions on giant molecular clouds (GMCs) and their embedded clusters is discussed. Although the dispersive effects of ionising radiation on clouds, particularly massive ones with high escape velocities, is rather modest, it is argued that it is still a vitally important process in the evolution of GMCs and clusters. It is able to drive turbulence on GMC scales, to set the optical emergence timescales of at last ∼ 103 M⊙ clusters, and has a strong influence on the large-scale energy and momentum input of supernovae by determining their detonation environments.
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