ALMA comparison finds starless cores in evolved IRBCs have ~2x higher median mass and density than in early IRDCs, favoring competitive accretion over massive prestellar core models for high-mass star formation.
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New CO(2-1) observations of 112 clumps in outer Galactic clouds (14-23 kpc) yield velocity dispersion-size and mass-size power laws plus a declining virial parameter trend indicating most clumps are gravitationally unbound.
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Evolution of starless cores in massive clumps seen by the ALMA ASHES and QUARKS surveys
ALMA comparison finds starless cores in evolved IRBCs have ~2x higher median mass and density than in early IRDCs, favoring competitive accretion over massive prestellar core models for high-mass star formation.
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Molecular Clouds at the Edge of the Galaxy II. Physical properties and scaling relations
New CO(2-1) observations of 112 clumps in outer Galactic clouds (14-23 kpc) yield velocity dispersion-size and mass-size power laws plus a declining virial parameter trend indicating most clumps are gravitationally unbound.