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Oct 1985
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 216, Oct. 1, 1985, p. 775-794.
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Gas-Ion Interactions, Interstellar Chemistry, Interstellar Gas, Magnetohydrodynamics, Molecular Clouds, Shock Wave Propagation, Conservation Equations, Differential Equations, Endothermic Reactions, Kinetic Energy, Plasma Interactions
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The authors present a formulation of the problem of magnetohydrodynamic shock propagation through an interstellar cloud in a form which is adapted to the inclusion of the ion-molecule chemistry. Continuous (C-type) shocks are considered and comparison is made with the earlier work of Draine (1980) and of Draine, Roberge and Dalgarno (1983), in which ion-molecule reactions were neglected. The authors find that the inclusion of endothermic ion-molecule reactions, driven by the relative streaming of the ionized and neutral fluids, has a profound effect on the shock structure. In particular, the width of the shock is greatly enhanced and the maximum temperature attained by the neutral gas is much reduced.
Flower David R.
Hartquist Thomas W.
Pineau des Forêts Guillaume
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