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Star formation in shocked layers

Chapman, S.J., Bhattal, A.S., Disney, Michael John, Turner, J.A. and Whitworth, Anthony Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1178-5486 1994. Star formation in shocked layers. Astrophysics and Space Science 216 (1-2) , pp. 317-321. 10.1007/BF00982511

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Abstract

We analyze the gravitational stability of a shocked interstellar gas layer and show how such a layer fragments into protostellar condensations whilst it is still confined mainly by ram pressure. As a consequence, the resulting protostars are massive and well separated. Our analysis is completely general and applies both to layers resulting from collisions between molecular cloud clumps, and to shells swept up by expanding nebulae. We present a numerical simulation of the former scenario, which produces a cluster of 35 massive stars resembling an OB subgroup, with most of the stars in binary systems. Astrophysics and Space Science Astrophysics and Space Science Look

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Publisher: Springer Verlag
ISSN: 0004-640X
Last Modified: 10 Nov 2022 13:12
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/47717

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