The possibility of core growth with mass accretion and the core mass calculation method for continuum observations
speaker: Hideaki Takemura
Abstract:
Stars are formed in dense regions which are called dense cores in the molecular clouds. Thus, it is crucial to understand how dense cores form from parental molecular clouds to reveal star formation processes. Since the evolution process of a star strongly depends on the mass, the mass is one of the most important properties of a dense core as well. The mass functions of dense cores (CMFs), the mass spectrum of dense cores, are expected to have information of the core evolution and star formation processes. Many previous studies of CMFs toward nearby star-forming regions with single-dish telescopes have suggested that the CMFs resemble the stellar IMFs. However, top-heavy CMFs are reported from recent ALMA observations toward distant high-mass star-forming regions. Therefore, the processes that link CMF and IMF have not been revealed. In this presentation, I will discuss the possibility of core growth suggested from the comparison of CMF and IMF in the Orion Nebula Cluster region and the core mass calculation method for dust continuum observation of ALMA.