Collisions of supersonic clouds

Details Collisions of supersonic clouds Collisions of supersonic clouds

Apr 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011iaus..270..355m&link_type=abstract

Computational Star Formation, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, Volume 270, p. 355-358

Statistics

Computation

Instabilities, Shock Waves, Ism:Clouds, Stars: Formation, Stars: Mass Function

Scientific paper

We present simulations of supersonic collisions between molecular clouds of mass 500 Msolar and radius 2.24 pc. The simulations are performed with the SEREN SPH code. The code treats the energy equation and the associated transport of heating and cooling radiation. The formation of protostars is captured by introducing sink particles. Low velocity collisions form a shock-compressed layer which fragments to form stars. For high-velocity collisions, υrel >~ 5 km s-1, the non-linear thin shell instability strongly disrupts the shock-compressed layer, and may inhibit the formation of stars.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Collisions of supersonic clouds does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Collisions of supersonic clouds, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Collisions of supersonic clouds will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-767404