Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-02-26
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.298:93,1998
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Accepted by MNRAS. 10 pages, 5 figures. Also available at http://www.mpia-hd.mpg.de/theory/bate/
Scientific paper
10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01590.x
We present a model for the formation of massive ($M > 10 M_\odot$) stars through accretion-induced collisions in the cores of embedded dense stellar clusters. This model circumvents the problem of accreting onto a star whose luminosity is sufficient to reverse the infall of gas. Instead, the central core of the cluster accretes from the surrounding gas, thereby decreasing its radius until collisions between individual components become significant. These components are, in general, intermediate-mass stars that have formed through accretion onto low-mass protostars. Once a sufficiently massive star has formed to expel the remaining gas, the cluster expands in accordance with this loss of mass, halting further collisions. This process implies a critical stellar density for the formation of massive stars, and a high rate of binaries formed by tidal capture.
Bate Matthew R.
Bonnell Ian A.
Zinnecker Hans
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