Molecular clouds are a fundamental ingredient of galaxies: they are the channels that
transform the diffuse gas into stars. The detailed process of how they do it is not completely …

Context. Star formation takes place in giant molecular clouds, resulting in mass-segregated
young stellar clusters composed of Sun-like stars, brown dwarfs, and massive O-type (50 …

In this chapter, we review some historical understanding and recent advances on the Initial
Mass Function (IMF) and the Core Mass Function (CMF), both in terms of observations and …

We present a detailed study of the Orion B molecular cloud complex (d~ 400 pc), which was
imaged with the PACS and SPIRE photometric cameras at wavelengths from 70 to 500 μm …

High-quality astronomical images delivered by modern ground-based and space
observatories demand adequate, reliable software for their analysis and accurate extraction …

Recent observations of molecular clouds show that dense filaments are the sites of present-
day star formation. Thus, it is necessary to understand the filament formation process …

Context. Molecular filaments and hubs have received special attention recently thanks to
new studies showing their key role in star formation. While the (column) density and velocity …

We study the H ii regions associated with the NGC 6334 molecular cloud observed in the
submillimeter and taken as part of the B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations Survey …

Context. Recent Herschel observations of nearby molecular clouds have shown that
filamentary structures are ubiquitous and that most prestellar cores form in dense filaments …

We present deep, sub-arcsecond (2000 au) resolution ALMA 0.82-mm observations of the
former high-mass prestellar core candidate G11. 92–0.61 MM2, recently shown to be an 500 …