Because of their short evolutionary time-scales, the earliest stages of high-mass star formation prior to the existence of any embedded heating source have barely been characterized until today. We study the fragmentation and dynamical properties of a massive starless gas clump at the onset of high-mass star formation. Based on Herschel continuum data we identify a massive gas clump that remains far-infrared dark up to 100um wavelengths. The fragmentation and dynamical properties are investigated by means of Plateau de Bure Interferometer and Nobeyama 45m single-dish spectral line and continuum observations.
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