Stellar feedback and triggered star formation in the prototypical bubble RCW 120

Authors: Matteo Luisi, Loren D. Anderson, Nicola Schneider, Robert Simon, Slawa Kabanovic, Rolf Güsten, Annie Zavagno, Patrick S. Broos, Christof Buchbender, Cristian Guevara, Karl Jacobs, Matthias Justen, Bernd Klein, Dylan Linville, Markus Röllig, Delphine Russeil, Jürgen Stutzki, Maitraiyee Tiwari, Leisa K. Townsley, Alexander G. G. M. Tielens

Published: 2021-04-09

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe9511

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Abstract

Observations of RCW 120 show that triggered star formation can occur on much shorter time scales than previously thought.