The state of clouds in a violent interstellar medium

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Apr 1983

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 203, Apr. 1983, p. 67-86.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Clouds, Interstellar Matter, Shock Wave Interaction, Supernova Remnants, Blast Loads, Clumps, Collapse, Compressing, Ionization, Mass Transfer, Radiant Cooling

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A highly approximate but simple model is developed which describes the interaction of a supernova blast wave with an interstellar cloud. The behavior of a cloud when exposed to conditions prevalent in a violent interstellar medium is examined using this model. Results show that after a cloud has been shocked it is rarely allowed sufficient time to return to pressure equilibrium with its surroundings before encountering a second shock. Thus, significant departures from pressure equilibrium are inevitable. It is determined that the disruption of a cloud by its passage through a blast wave is quite effective and the half life of clouds cannot greatly exceed the mean interval between shocks striking a given cloud. In addition, it is found that composite core-envelope clouds are not viable under typical conditions.

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