Case Studies in Star Formation offers an overview of our current observational and theoretical understanding in the molecular astronomy of star formation. The book is divided into six sections: the first introduces an overview of star formation and the essential language, concepts and tools specific to molecular astronomy studies. Each subsequent section focuses on individual sources, beginning with a description of large-scale surveys. The volume covers low- and high mass star formation, ionization and photodissociation regions, and concludes with the extragalactic perspective. Conventional textbooks begin with principles, ending with a few convenient examples. Through copious examples, Case Studies reflects the reality of research, which requires the creative matching of ongoing observations to theory and vice-versa, often raising as many questions as answers. This supplementary study guide enables graduate students and early researchers to bridge the gap between textbooks and the wealth of research literature.
- Offers multiple examples, descriptive and analytical, of both large-scale survey and individual source studies, presenting the widest perspective of star formation activity in more observational detail than a standard textbook
- Exposes readers to essential observational and analytical practice, and the application of astronomical, physical, and chemical principles necessary in this cross-disciplinary subject
- Makes no initial assumptions about the reader's background beyond those expected of a typical undergraduate in astronomy, physics, or chemistry
- Offers copious examples of the reality of research, in which observation and theoretical understanding advance hand in hand, raising questions as well as consolidating answers
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'The formation of stars is a mysterious process, 'viewed through a glass darkly', where the opacity is caused by interstellar dust. In recent years, however, the development of infrared and submillimetre-wave observational facilities has allowed us to peer through the fog to view star formation in all its complexity. In this book, the authors use a series of in-depth case studies to explain what we know about star formation in isolated systems and star clusters, from low-mass to high-mass objects, from galactic to extragalactic sources. Each case study follows a historical approach so that the reader can see both progress in our understanding and the questions that remain - as yet - unanswered.' Tom Millar, Queen's University Belfast

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Product details
- Date Published: April 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009277440
- length: 308 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 157 x 19 mm
- weight: 0.66kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Preface
Acronyms
Part I. Introduction:
1. An overview of star formation
Part II. Low Mass Star Formation (LMSF):
2. Two LMSFR surveys using IRAM and ALMA
3. IRAS 16293 in Ophiuchus
4. NGC 1333 in Perseus
5. IRAS 15398 in Lupus 1
Part III. High Mass Star Formation (HMSF):
6. Two HMSFR surveys using APEX and NOEMA
7. Sagittarius B2
8. G29.96 in W43
9. Orion BN/KL
Part IV. Ionization:
10. Two HII surveys using JVLA and ALMA
11. An HCHII in G24.78+0.08
12. G34.26+0.15 in Aquila
Part V. Photodissociation:
13. An ATLASGAL PDR sample
14. The Orion Bar in M42
15. The Horsehead Nebula in Orion
Part VI. External Galaxies:
16. Two extragalactic surveys: CANON and PHANGS-ALMA
17. ST16 & N113 in the large magellanic cloud
18. Starburst galaxy NGC 253
List of research journal abbreviations
References
Appendices
Subject index
Chemical index.
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Authors
Duncan MacKay, University of Kent, Canterbury
Duncan MacKay is an honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He has four decades of teaching and research experience in astrophysics and pedagogical practice, and has published and lectured professionally on cross-disciplinary issues for many years.
Mark Thompson, University of Leeds
Mark Thompson is head of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leeds. He is an expert observational astronomer in the far-infrared to radio wavelength regime with more than twenty years of experience in observing Galactic star formation and international survey projects.
James Urquhart, University of Kent, Canterbury
James Urquhart is a Lecturer in Physics and Astrophysics and head of the Centre of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He has contributed to almost 200 scientific publications in the areas of star formation and Galactic structure.