The star formation history of Orion is structured and episodic

arXiv:2610.00481 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-09-30 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-09-30

Updated: 2026-09-30

Terminology

• Clustering — 8× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Stellar Feedback — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Age Gradients — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Bayesian Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• European Space Agency — 1× in this paper
• Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Orion Nebula Cluster — 1× in this paper
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Temporal Correlations — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• The dispersal law of young star clusters: free expansion -- A Gaia/eROSITA census of Orion and Sco--Cen
• OB Associations

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