Speaker
Jan Forbrich
(University of Vienna/Smithsonian)
Description
A few years ago, extinction mapping provided us with a first detailed look at the starless core population of the Pipe Nebula, a molecular cloud at a distance of only 130 pc. Using sensitive mid-infrared Spitzer observations, we showed that its star formation rate is very low, in an interesting contrast to the Rho Oph region next door or Taurus, two clouds in a similar mass range. Here, we present new results on the Pipe Nebula, using refined extinction mapping, APEX- Laboca, Herschel, and Planck, yielding new insights on the core population, the star formation rate, as well as both small-and large-scale structure. The Pipe Nebula continues to be a unique nearby laboratory of the early phases of low-mass star formation.
Author
Jan Forbrich
(University of Vienna/Smithsonian)