Physics
Scientific paper
May 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989lnp...350..122k&link_type=abstract
Structure and Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium, Proceedings of IAU Colloq. 120, held on the Occasion of Guido's Jubilee in Gr
Physics
Angular Momentum, Flow Velocity, Gravitational Collapse, Star Formation, Stellar Magnetic Fields, Stellar Mass Accretion, Computerized Simulation, Flow Distribution, Molecular Clouds, Momentum Transfer, Stellar Cores, Stellar Rotation
Scientific paper
Observed and simulated images are compared of the accretion flows associated with high mass star formation in the regions G10.6 to 0.4 and DR21. As a result of the comparison, the temperature, density, and velocity fields are described. The results indicate that the G10.6 to 0.4 cloud core is strongly condensed and has approximately equal velocities in rotation and infall at its current evolutionary state. The rapid collapse and lack of rotational support suggests that significant angular momentum transfer is occurring over scales at least as large as those observed (0.5 pc). A milligauss magnetic field would have sufficient energy to supply the required braking torque of 1047 ergs. The DR21 core shows approximately spherically symmetric radial accretion with no detectable rotation. Unlike the G10.6 to 0.4 core, the DR21 core does not contain an embedded HII region. Thus this core may represent a molecular cloud condensation undergoing gravitational collapse and accretion just prior to the formation of massive stars.
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