Title of article :
The Red MSX Source Survey - Massive Star Formation in the Milky Way
Author/Authors :
Stuart Lumsden، نويسنده , , Melvin Hoare، نويسنده , , Ben Davis، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Abstract :
We present the results of a Galaxy-wide survey for young massive stars still in the process of formation. Our data are consistent with a model in which the stars form through accretion disks with the overall Galactic star formation rate being 3M_ per year.
Keywords :
stars: formation , Galaxy: stellar content , Stars: luminosity function
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Journal title :
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
