Context. The distribution of member stars in the surroundings of an open cluster (OC) can
shed light on the process of its formation, evolution, and dissolution. The analysis of …

Young stellar associations hold a star formation record that can persist for millions of years,
revealing the progression of star formation long after the dispersal of the natal cloud. To …

The initial conditions found in infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) provide insights on how high-
mass stars and stellar clusters form. We have conducted high-angular resolution and high …

Aims. The processes that determine the stellar initial mass function (IMF) and its origin are
critical unsolved problems, with profound implications for many areas of astrophysics. The …

Context. Among the most central open questions regarding the initial mass function (IMF) of
stars is the impact of environment on the shape of the core mass function (CMF) and thus …

Probability distribution functions of the total hydrogen column density (N-PDFs) are a
valuable tool for distinguishing between the various processes (turbulence, gravity, radiative …

We analyse column density and temperature maps derived from Herschel dust continuum
observations of a sample of prominent, massive infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) ie G11. 11 …

Binary stars play a vital role in astrophysical research, as a good fraction of stars are in
binaries. Binary fraction (BF) is known to change with stellar mass in the Galactic field, but …

The initial mass–radius relation of embedded star clusters is an essential boundary
condition for understanding the evolution of embedded clusters in which stars form to their …

Young stellar populations provide a powerful record that traces millions of years of star
formation history in the solar neighborhood. Using a revised form of the SPYGLASS young …