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Most nearby young star clusters formed in three massive complexes.
Cameren Swiggum1, João Alves2, Robert Benjamin3
1Department of Astrophysics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. cameren.swiggum@univie.ac.at.
Nature
|June 10, 2024
Summary
Nearby young star clusters originated from just three massive star-forming regions. Tracing their past positions reveals these groups likely created the Local Bubble and nearby supershells.
Area of Science:
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Stellar Evolution
- Interstellar Medium
Background:
- Understanding the local interstellar medium and star formation history is crucial.
- Recent astrometry missions identified nearby young star clusters with shared origins.
- Mapping these clusters to their birthplaces was limited by radial velocity data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify the origins of young star clusters in the solar neighborhood.
- To map these clusters back to their natal regions.
- To investigate the formation of the Local Bubble and nearby supershells.
Main Methods:
- Analyzed data from the third Gaia release and large spectroscopic surveys.
- Identified 155 out of 272 young clusters within 1 kiloparsec of the Sun.
- Reconstructed past positions of clusters over 30 million years ago.
Main Results:
- 57% of young clusters originate from three distinct spatial volumes.
- These three volumes represent compact, massive star-forming complexes.
- One family includes clusters from Taurus and Scorpius-Centaurus star-forming regions.
Conclusions:
- The identified cluster families likely produced over 200 supernovae.
- These supernovae are proposed as the source of the Local Bubble and GSH 238+00+09.
- This provides a unified model for local star formation and bubble evolution.
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