Announcement

Herbig Ae/Be stars: The Missing Link in Star Formation

ESO Vitacura, Chile. 7 – 11 April 2014

24 October 2013

Herbig Ae/Be (HAeBe) stars are a class of early-type pre-main sequence objects whose stellar mass corresponds to the transition regime between Solar-type stars and high-mass stars. They are generally bright at most wavelengths allowing a detailed view of their evolving environment and are pivotal objects for the formation of both stars and planets. The high-resolution observational and theoretical advances of the past 10 to 15 years provide the primary motivation and the evolution of the circumstellar disc material constitutes the main, but not the exclusive topic, for the workshop. Areas to be addressed include circumstellar disc structure, transition and debris discs, disc dispersal, jets and outflows, young clusters and the impact of future instrumentation.

This workshop will commemorate the life and work of George H. Herbig (2 January 1920 – 12 October 2013). Herbig pioneered the field of star formation, especially that of young stars and their nebulous surroundings. A brief appreciation of his life and work can be found here. More information on the workshop is available. The abstract and registration deadline is 31 January 2014.

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The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla*
The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla*