Interstellar planetesimals. II - Radiative instability in dense molecular clouds

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Jul 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986mnras.221..105n&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (ISSN 0035-8711), vol. 221, July 1, 1986, p. 105-117.

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Gas Density, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Protoplanets, Radiant Flux Density, Computational Astrophysics, Heavy Elements, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Mass Distribution, Planetary Evolution, Sinks, Stellar Evolution

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It is shown that, in the presence of a radiation field, molecular clouds are unstable to small fluctuations in dust concentration. Bodies of cometary dimensions will grow by coagulation of grains in molecular clouds and may comprise a significant heavy element sink. Growth of a comparable mass of lunar-sized planetesimals is also possible. Possible implications for star and planet formation are discussed briefly.

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