Cambridge University Press, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, H15(5), p. 403-403, 2009
DOI: 10.1017/s1743921310009932
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Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) are potential sites of massive star formation, dark in the near-infrared, but in many cases already with indications of active star-formation from far-infrared and submm observations. They are an ideal test bed to study the role of internal and external heating on the structure of the molecular cloud material.