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Wright, NJ (2016) The Kinematics of Star Formation: Theory and Observation in the Gaia Era (Published title 'Star Formation in the Gaia Era'). Astronomy & Geophysics, 57 (1). pp. 37-42. ISSN 1468-4004

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Abstract

The European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope, launched in 2013, aims to measure the positions, parallaxes, and proper motions of a billion stars in our Galaxy and throughout the Local Group. In doing so it will include hundreds of thousands of young stars in star forming regions, star clusters and OB associations. This will provide us with an unprecedented view of the role of dynamics in the star formation process and the evolution of young star clusters. Data from this ambitious mission is expected very soon, with the first data release scheduled for 2016. This review discusses the current state of our understanding of the kinematics of star formation and how the community can best prepare for Gaia data.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This article has been accepted for publication in Astronomy & Geophysics ©: 2016 Royal Astronomical Society, published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Gaia Space Telescope, star mapping, stellar dynamics
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Physical and Geographical Sciences
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Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 12 Dec 2016 12:31
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2016 12:39
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2616

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