In this programme we propose to study starless cores and the initial conditions of star formation using the Herschel satellite and the combined power of its PACS and SPIRE instruments. As the starting point we have the Planck survey that will provide the first all-sky survey of Galactic cold and compact dust clouds. We will concentrate our study on mid- and high Galactic latitudes. Our program complements the accepted GT and proposed OT programs which target the most prominent regions already in the phase of active star formation. The main objective is to build a coherent observational database representing the entire cold core population in the Galaxy.
Publication
Dust emission and scattering in dense interstellar clouds | Juvela M. et al. | Planetary and Space Science Volume 116 p. 64-72. | 116 | 10.1016\\/j.pss.2015.03.005 | 2015P&SS..116...64J | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015P%26SS..116...64J
Galactic cold cores. III. General cloud properties | Juvela M. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 541 id.A12 89 pp. | 541 | 10.1051\\/0004-6361\\/201118640 | 2012A&A...541A..12J | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012A%26A...541A..12J
Planck early results. XXII. The submillimetre properties of a sample of Galactic cold clumps | Planck Collaboration Ade et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 536 id.A22 24 pp. | 536 | 10.1051\\/0004-6361\\/201116481 | 2011A&A...536A..22P | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011A%26A...536A..22P
Galactic cold cores. VI. Dust opacity spectral index | Juvela M. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 584 id.A94 134 pp. | 584 | 10.1051\\/0004-6361\\/201425269 | 2015A&A...584A..94J | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015A%26A...584A..94J
Galactic cold cores. IV. Cold submillimetre sources: catalogue and statistical analysis | Montillaud J. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 584 id.A92 83 pp. | 584 | 10.1051\\/0004-6361\\/201424063 | 2015A&A...584A..92M | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015A%26A...584A..92M
Galactic cold cores. V. Dust opacity | Juvela M. et al. | Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume 584 id.A93 23 pp. | 584 | 10.1051\\/0004-6361\\/201423788 | 2015A&A...584A..93J | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015A%26A...584A..93J
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
European Space Agency, juvela et al., 2013, 'Galactic Cold Cores: A Herschel survey of the source populations revealed by Planck', SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ys2ai6b
