NYCU HEP Seminar - May 26

[Wayne Morris]

Dear all,

Our next seminar will be Tuesday, May 19th, in Science Building III, Room SC427, from 14:20 to 15:20.

Speaker: Seamus Clarke

Title: The outer-galaxy giant molecular filament G214: the impact on its star formation from its local environment

Abstract: astronomy is one of the oldest sciences, the realization that stars are still forming is relatively recent. It wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that astronomers recognized that new stars emerge from the gravitational collapse of interstellar gas. Even then, understanding this process remained challenging because the densest regions of star-forming clouds are hidden from view. It was only in the 1970s, with advancements in radio astronomy, that we gained the ability to observe these clouds and begin to unravel the physics of star formation.

In this talk, I will first present the progress made in the field using an overview of a recently synthesised framework of the star formation process, one which highlights the interconnected hierarchy of structures which link the galactic environment to the mass reservoirs of protostars. Further, I will present my work on the outer-galaxy, giant molecular filament G214 as a case study on how multi-scale, multi-tracer observations allow us to probe the interaction between dense gas structures and their environment, as well as the consequences this has on the star formation in the cloud.

See you there.

Best,

Wayne 

[Wayne Morris]

Apologies. In the body of the email I wrote the incorrect date. The subject line has the correct date, May 26.

Cheers,

Wayne