JCMT Observing: Gould Belt Survey November 2014
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The JCMT Gould Belt survey has a public web page which explains the science behind the survey. The aim is to understand how stars form in nearby molecular gas clouds, and so shed light on the formation of the solar system.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| John Richer (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Buckle J
(2015)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: SCUBA-2 observations of circumstellar discs in L 1495
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Johnstone D
(2017)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: A First Look at IC 5146
in The Astrophysical Journal
Pattle K
(2015)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: first results from the SCUBA-2 observations of the Ophiuchus molecular cloud and a virial analysis of its prestellar core population
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rumble D
(2016)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: evidence for radiative heating and contamination in the W40 complex
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Rumble D
(2015)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: evidence for radiative heating in Serpens MWC 297 and its influence on local star formation
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Salji C
(2015)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: properties of star-forming filaments in Orion A North
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Salji C
(2015)
The JCMT Gould Belt Survey: constraints on prestellar core properties in Orion A North
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Ward-Thompson D
(2017)
First Results from BISTRO: A SCUBA-2 Polarimeter Survey of the Gould Belt
Ward-Thompson D
(2017)
First Results from BISTRO: A SCUBA-2 Polarimeter Survey of the Gould Belt
in The Astrophysical Journal
White G
(2015)
The James Clerk Maxwell telescope Legacy Survey of the Gould Belt: a molecular line study of the Ophiuchus molecular cloud
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Description | This work was part of the first complete submm survey of Gould Belt clouds at higher angular resolution and sensitivity. These Gould belt objects are cold clouds of gas and dust withing a few hundred light years of our Sun, and in which new generations of stars and planets are forming. The results of this survey have allowed us to locate the clusters of new star systems, measure the gas properties around them, and helped us refine out physical models of star and planet formation. |
| Exploitation Route | This survey has paved the way for many future observations of selected interesting objects found in the survey: in particular high angular resolution imaging for example with the ALMA interfereometer in Chile has allowed scientists to map in great detauls the physical processes associated with stellar and planetary birth. |
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