Self-similar cluster structures in massive star-forming regions: Isolated evolution from clumps to embedded clusters
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| author | Zhou, J. W. Kroupa, Pavel Dib, Sami |
| author_facet | Zhou, J. W. Kroupa, Pavel Dib, Sami |
| contents | We used the dendrogram algorithm to decompose the surface density distributions of stars into hierarchical structures. These structures were tied to the multiscale structures of star clusters. A similar power-law for the mass-size relation of star clusters measured at different scales suggests a self-similar structure of star clusters. We used the minimum spanning tree method to measure the separations between clusters and gas clumps in each massive star-forming region. The separations between clusters, between clumps, and between clusters and clumps were comparable, which indicates that the evolution from clump to embedded cluster proceeds in isolation and locally, and does not affect the surrounding objects significantly. By comparing the mass functions of the ATLASGAL clumps and the identified embedded clusters, we confirm that a constant star formation efficiency of $\approx$ 0.33 can be a typical value for the ATLASGAL clumps. |
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| spellingShingle | Self-similar cluster structures in massive star-forming regions: Isolated evolution from clumps to embedded clusters Zhou, J. W. Kroupa, Pavel Dib, Sami Astrophysics of Galaxies We used the dendrogram algorithm to decompose the surface density distributions of stars into hierarchical structures. These structures were tied to the multiscale structures of star clusters. A similar power-law for the mass-size relation of star clusters measured at different scales suggests a self-similar structure of star clusters. We used the minimum spanning tree method to measure the separations between clusters and gas clumps in each massive star-forming region. The separations between clusters, between clumps, and between clusters and clumps were comparable, which indicates that the evolution from clump to embedded cluster proceeds in isolation and locally, and does not affect the surrounding objects significantly. By comparing the mass functions of the ATLASGAL clumps and the identified embedded clusters, we confirm that a constant star formation efficiency of $\approx$ 0.33 can be a typical value for the ATLASGAL clumps. |
| title | Self-similar cluster structures in massive star-forming regions: Isolated evolution from clumps to embedded clusters |
| topic | Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.20150 |