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The star-forming complex LMC-N79 as a future rival to 30 Doradus

dc.contributor.authorOchsendorf B.B.
dc.contributor.authorZinnecker H.
dc.contributor.authorNayak O.
dc.contributor.authorBally J.
dc.contributor.authorMeixner M.
dc.contributor.authorJones O.C.
dc.contributor.authorIndebetouw R.
dc.contributor.authorRahman M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-02T22:24:39Z
dc.date.available2020-09-02T22:24:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier10.1038/s41550-017-0268-0
dc.identifier.citation1, 11, 784-790
dc.identifier.issn23973366
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/5595
dc.descriptionWithin the early Universe, 'extreme' star formation may have been the norm rather than the exception 1,2. Super star clusters (with masses greater than 105 solar masses) are thought to be the modern-day analogues of globular clusters, relics of a cosmic time (redshift z 2) when the Universe was filled with vigorously star-forming systems 3. The giant H ii region 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud is often regarded as a benchmark for studies of extreme star formation 4. Here, we report the discovery of a massive embedded star-forming complex spanning about 500 pc in the unexplored southwest region of the Large Magellanic Cloud, which manifests itself as a younger, embedded twin of 30 Doradus. Previously known as N79, this region has a star-formation efficiency greater than that of 30 Doradus, by a factor of about 2, as measured over the past ~0.5 Myr. Moreover, at the heart of N79 lies the most luminous infrared compact source discovered with large-scale infrared surveys of the Large Magellanic Cloud and Milky Way, possibly a precursor to the central super star cluster of 30 Doradus, R136. The discovery of a nearby candidate super star cluster may provide invaluable information to understand how extreme star formation proceeds in the current and high-redshift Universe. © 2017 The Author(s).
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.titleThe star-forming complex LMC-N79 as a future rival to 30 Doradus
dc.typeArticle


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