The Fate of Star Formation in Chamaeleon I and III

Arnaud Belloche (1) , Berengere Parise (2) , Frederic Schuller (3) , Philippe Andre , Sylvain Bontemps (4) , Karl Menten (2)

1 LRA - Laboratoire de Radioastronomie
2 MPIFR - Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
3 LPL - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers
4 FORMATION STELLAIRE 2013

The nearby Chamaeleon molecular cloud complex is an excellent laboratory for studying the process of low-mass star formation because it consists of three clouds with very different properties. Chamaeleon III does not show any sign of star formation, while star formation has been very active in Chamaeleon I and may already be finishing. We will present the results of an unbiased continuum survey for starless and protostellar cores performed toward both clouds with the Large APEX Bolometer Array (LABOCA) at 870 microns. We will discuss the dynamical state and fate of the starless cores detected in both clouds.

Domaines: Astrophysique stellaire et solaire [astro-ph.SR]; Astrophysique stellaire et solaire [astro-ph.SR]

Arnaud Belloche, Berengere Parise, Frederic Schuller, Philippe Andre, Sylvain Bontemps, et al.. The Fate of Star Formation in Chamaeleon I and III. Protostars and Planets VI, Heidelberg, July 15-20, 2013. Poster #1K007, 2013, Heidelberg, Germany. ⟨hal-00880547⟩