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Colloquium

Speaker

Dr. Debra Shepherd

When

Thursday, October 9

Where

Workman 101

Time

4pm

Topic

Massive molecular outflows and outflow clusters

Abstract

Massive stars tend to form in dense clusters embedded in molecular clouds that contain 10^3 to 10^4 solar masses. The massive outflows, which are generally10-100 solar masses, can interact and inject significant turbulence to the surrounding cloud. Exactly how massive outflow clusters affect the star formation efficiency (SFE) and turbulent feedback into their environment is still not well understood. In this talk I will review several well studied, early B (proto)star clusters at different ages and compare SFE rates and mechanisms for turbulent feedback.

See the full colloquium schedule for other seminars this semester.