Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 1996
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996apj...463..623l&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal v.463, p.623
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
47
Hydrodynamics, Ism: Clouds, Ism: Kinematics And Dynamics, Turbulence
Scientific paper
We have calculated probability density functions (PDFs) of centroid velocity and centroid velocity increments of line profiles computed from the output of a 5123 simulation of compressible turbulence. The PDFs of centroid velocities calculated over the whole data cube are roughly Gaussian. On a smaller scale, non-Gaussian PDFs are observed in some cases. However, this is far from being the rule, and most of the distributions show relatively minor deviations from a Gaussian. By contrast, PDFs of centroid velocity increments clearly show non-Gaussian wings that are associated with regions of increased vorticity in the flow and thus appear related to the phenomenon of intermittency. Investigations of PDFs of centroid velocity increments in non-star-forming regions thus seem a promising avenue for studying the intermittency in the interstellar medium, as an alternative to the line-shape approach.
Falgarone Edith
Lis Darek C.
Pety Jérôme
Phillips Thomas G.
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