Life at the Extremes — Massive Star Formation and Evolution in the Galactic Centre release_tdzt2wp4crhwfkdrg3mzsq2dwm

by Simon Clark, Marcus Lohr, Francisco Najarro, Lee Patrick, Chris Evans, Hui Dong, Don Figer, Danny Lennon, Paul Crowther

Published in Published in The Messenger vol. 167 by European Southern Observatory (ESO).

2018   Volume pp. 22-27, September 2018.

Abstract

Many galaxies host pronounced (circum)nuclear starbursts, fuelled by infalling gas. Such activity drives the secular evolution of the nucleus and may also generate super winds which enrich the interstellar and intergalactic medium. Given the intense radiation fields and extreme gas densities present within these nuclear regions, star formation may not occur in the same manner as it does in more "quiescent" regions of the galactic disc. To address this uncertainty, we are driven to investigate the only circumnuclear starburst where individual stars and star clusters may be resolved. Its proximity permitting dissection at resolutions a hundred times better than available for M31, the Galactic Centre provides us with a unique laboratory to study both stellar and galactic evolution.
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