The fragmentation of molecular clouds. III - Formation of molecular clumps in an inhomogeneous radiation field

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Interstellar Chemistry, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Radiation Distribution, Ultraviolet Radiation, Abundance, Equations Of State, Gas Dynamics, Interstellar Extinction, Interstellar Gas, Molecular Gases

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Local variations of the ultraviolet radiation field intensity in clumpy molecular cloud envelopes may trigger the formation or the destruction of dense regions with density contrasts greater than one order of magnitude. Equilibrium and nonequilibrium molecular gas equation of state is derived, focusing on the influence of the ultraviolet radiation field intensity, in order to study the gas response to local shielding. Collective motions are induced by condensation or expansion, which can feed turbulence. The short time scales involved in density variations, governed by cooling or heating processes, call for nonequilibrium molecular chemistry.

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