Ionization front-driven turbulence in the clumpy interstellar medium
| dc.creator | Peters, Thomas | |
| dc.creator | Banerjee, Robi | |
| dc.creator | Klessen, Ralf S. | |
| dc.date | 2008-08-20 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T12:13:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T12:13:17Z | |
| dc.description | We present 3D radiation-gasdynamical simulations of an ionization front running into a dense clump. In our setup, a B0 star irradiates an overdensity which is at a distance of 10 pc and modelled as a supercritical 100 M_sol Bonnor-Ebert sphere. The radiation from the star heats up the gas and creates a shock front that expands into the interstellar medium. The shock compresses the clump material while the ionizing radiation heats it up. The outcome of this "cloud-crushing" process is a fully turbulent gas in the wake of the clump. In the end, the clump entirely dissolves. We propose that this mechanism is very efficient in creating short-living supersonic turbulence in the vicinity of massive stars. | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2744 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2744 | |
| dc.identifier | Phys. Scr. T132 (2008) 014026 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1088/0031-8949/2008/T132/014026 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/210793 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Ionization front-driven turbulence in the clumpy interstellar medium | |
| dc.type | text |