The formation and evolution of bright rims

Details The formation and evolution of bright rims The formation and evolution of bright rims

Jun 1984

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 135, no. 1, June 1984, p. 81-88. Sponsorship: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Astronomical Models, Brightness Distribution, Ionizing Radiation, Molecular Clouds, Molecular Interactions, Plasma Interactions, Boundary Value Problems, Flow Geometry, Gas Density, Hydrodynamics, Photon Density, Stellar Evolution, Supersonic Flow

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Numerical calculations in plane parallel and spherical symmetry of the interaction of initially supersonic weak R ionization fronts with dense clouds are presented. The high resolution achieved allows to study the flow of ionized gas as it streams away from the clouds. A parameter A = photon flux/(recombination coefficient × initial cloud radius × cloud-density2) is shown to be the scaling quantity that prescribes the evolution of the flow in spherical symmetry. Also, the maximum densities in the flow of ionized gas, i.e. at the ionization front itself, are shown to be a function of A, irrespective of the type of ionization front generated during the evolution. Finally, the authors' models are confronted with observations of bright rims.

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