Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009cxo..prop.2753d&link_type=abstract
Chandra proposal ID #11200698
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Understanding massive "starburst" clusters is crucial for the first stars, starburst galaxies, galactic and ISM evolution, and star and planet formation on universal and galactic scales. But Galactic superclusters are generally too distant for detailed study. Recent awareness that Cygnus OB2 (1.5kpc; ~2Myr old) has supercluster characteristics has sparked a multiwavelength legacy effort exploiting its proximity to study starburst astrophysics. This Chandra Legacy project will provide an exquisite vision of the anatomy of a massive "collapse" mode of star formation, allowing detailed archeology of its history and content. 8000-10000 detections down to 0.1Msun will incisively test theories of giant molecular cloud collapse, massive star formation and protoplanetary disk evolution.
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