PHANGS–JWST First Results: Duration of the Early Phase of Massive Star Formation in NGC 628

The earliest stages of star formation, when young stars are still deeply embedded in their natal clouds, represent a critical phase in the matter cycle between gas clouds and young stellar regions. Until now, the high-resolution infrared observations required for characterizing this heavily obscured...

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Main Authors: Jaeyeon Kim, Mélanie Chevance, J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, Ashley. T. Barnes, Frank Bigiel, Guillermo A. Blanc, Médéric Boquien, Yixian Cao, Enrico Congiu, Daniel A. Dale, Oleg V. Egorov, Christopher M. Faesi, Simon C. O. Glover, Kathryn Grasha, Brent Groves, Hamid Hassani, Annie Hughes, Ralf S. Klessen, Kathryn Kreckel, Kirsten L. Larson, Janice C. Lee, Adam K. Leroy, Daizhong Liu, Steven N. Longmore, Sharon E. Meidt, Hsi-An Pan, Jérôme Pety, Miguel Querejeta, Erik Rosolowsky, Toshiki Saito, Karin Sandstrom, Eva Schinnerer, Rowan J. Smith, Antonio Usero, Elizabeth J. Watkins, Thomas G. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aca90a