The Roles of Protostellar Outflow Feedback in Clustered Star Formation

Abstract

AbstractWe discuss the roles of protostellar outflow feedback in cluster formation using observational data of nearby cluster-forming regions like rho Oph, NGC1333, and Serpens. The observations suggest that observed protostellar outflow feedback appears to be sufficient both to maintain supersonic turbulence and to dynamically support the parent cluster-forming clumps. However, it is not enough to destroy the parent clumps by the current outflow activity. This implies that star formation process may not be too short and probably last at least for several local dynamical times.