Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-01-15
Astron.Astrophys.354:1123,2000
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 4 figures, accepted for A&A (main journal)
Scientific paper
We calculate the thermochemical equilibrium of the diffuse interstellar medium, including ionization by a photon flux F_{nu} from neutrino decay. The main heating mechanism considered is photoelectrons from grains and PAHs. For the studied range of F_{nu} values, there always exists two regions of stability (a warm and a cold phase) that can coexist in equilibrium if the thermal interstellar pressure is between a maximum value P_{max} and a minimum value P_{min}. High F_{nu} values (~10^4-10^5 cm^{-2} s^{-1}) can be consistent with observed interstellar pressures only if more efficient sources are heating the gas. It is shown that a neutrino flux increase (due, for example, to an increase in the supernova explosion rate) may stimulate the condensation of cold gas by decreasing P_{max} below the interstellar pressure value.
Anez Neyda
Sanchez Nestor
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