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2004ApJ...616..283T - Astrophys. J., 616, 283-287 (2004/November-3)

Ambipolar-diffusion timescale, star formation timescale, and the ages of molecular clouds: is there a discrepancy.

TASSIS K. and MOUSCHOVIAS T.C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We reexamine critically the estimates of the duration of different phases of star formation and the lifetimes of molecular clouds based on the ages of T Tauri stars, age spreads of stars in clusters, and statistics of prestellar cores. We show that all available observational data are consistent with lifetimes of molecular clouds comparable to ~107 yr, as well as with the predictions of the theory of self-initiated, ambipolar-diffusion-controlled star formation. We conclude that there exists no observational support for either ``young'' molecular clouds or ``rapid'' star formation.

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Journal keyword(s): Accretion, Accretion Disks - ISM: Dust, Extinction - ISM: Clouds - ISM: Magnetic Fields - Magnetohydrodynamics: MHD - Stars: Formation

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