Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2005-06-13
Astrophys.J. 628 (2005) L13-L16
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Scientific paper
10.1086/432665
The force of gravity acting within the volume occupied by young, compact and massive superstar clusters, is here shown to drive in situ all the matter deposited by winds and supernovae into several generations of star formation. These events are promoted by radiative cooling which drains the thermal energy of the ejected gas causing its accumulation to then rapidly exceed the gravitational instability criterion. A detailed account of the integrated ionizing radiation and mechanical luminosity as a function of time is here shown to lead to a new stationary solution. In this, the mass deposition rate $\dot M$, instead of causing a wind as in the adiabatic solution, turns into a positive feedback star-forming mode equal to the star formation rate. Some of the implications of this extreme positive feedback mode are discussed.
Gonzalez Ary Rodriguez
Munoz-Tunon Casiana
Silich Sergiy
Tenorio-Tagle Guillermo
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