The spatial distribution of star formation in the solar neighbourhood: do all stars form in dense clusters?

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Bressert, E., Bastian, Nate, Gutermuth, R., Megeath, S. Thomas, Allen, L., Evans, Neal J., II, Rebull, L. M., Hatchell, J., Johnstone, D., Bourke, Tyler L., Cieza, L. A., Harvey, P. M., Merin, B., Ray, T. P., and Tothill, N. F. H. 2010. "The spatial distribution of star formation in the solar neighbourhood: do all stars form in dense clusters?" Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 409 L54–L58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3933.2010.00946.x.

ABSTRACT We present a global study of low-mass, young stellar object (YSO) surface densities (?) in nearby (<500pc) star-forming regions based on a comprehensive collection of Spitzer Space Telescope surveys. We show that the distribution of YSO surface densities in the solar neighbourhood is a smooth distribution, being adequately described