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Fire from Ice - Massive Star Birth from Infrared Dark Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2018

Jonathan C. Tan Open the ORCID record for Jonathan C. Tan [Opens in a new window]
Jonathan C. Tan*
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Dept. of Space, Earth and Environment, Chalmers University, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden Dept. of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA Depts. of Astronomy and Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA email: jctan.astro@google.com
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I review massive star formation in our Galaxy, focussing on initial conditions in Infrared Dark Clouds (IRDCs), including the search for massive pre-stellar cores (PSCs), and modeling of later stages of massive protostars, i.e., hot molecular cores (HMCs). I highlight how developments in astrochemistry, coupled with rapidly improving theoretical/computational and observational capabilities are helping to improve our understanding of the complex process of massive star formation.

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