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分子云中的碎裂及其与IMF的联系

Fragmentation in Molecular Clouds and its connection to the IMF

Rowan J. Smith, Paul C. Clark, Ian A. Bonnell

摘要:

我们提出了一个分析恒星形成的气体核心的一个巨大的分子云的SPH模拟。我们用它们的深势阱来识别岩芯。这会产生比密度更平滑的分布,具有更清晰的边界。此外,这给出了未来坍缩的指示,因为束缚势核(p-核)代表了分子云碎片化的最早阶段。我们发现,p-核心的质量函数类似于恒星IMF和观察到的团块质量函数,虽然p-核心质量(~0.7 Msol)小于典型的密度团块。束缚的p型核心通常是亚音速的,有内部的子结构,并且只是准球形的。我们没有看到任何证据表明,有大量的束缚核心受到湍流的支撑。我们追踪了p核的演化过程,并研究了原始p核质量和由此形成的恒星质量之间的联系,发现它们之间的相关性很差,相当大的分散性表明,核上的吸积依赖于更多的因素,而不仅仅是初始的核质量。在吸积过程中,p核从第一边界以外的区域吸积,突出了核心环境对其后续演化的重要性。

英文摘要:

We present an analysis of star-forming gas cores in an SPH simulation of a Giant Molecular Cloud. We identify cores using their deep potential wells. This yields a smoother distribution with clearer boundaries than density. Additionally, this gives an indication of future collapse, as bound potential cores (p-cores) represent the earliest stages of fragmentation in molecular clouds. We find that the mass function of the p-cores resembles the stellar IMF and the observed clump mass function, although p-core masses (~0.7 Msol) are smaller than typical density clumps. The bound p-cores are generally subsonic, have internal substructure, and are only quasi-spherical. We see no evidence of massive bound cores supported by turbulence. We trace the evolution of the p-cores forward in time, and investigate the connection between the original p-core mass and the stellar mass that formed from it. We find that there is a poor correlation, with considerable scatter suggesting accretion onto the core is dependent on more factors than just the initial core mass. During the accretion process the p-cores accrete from beyond the region first bound, highlighting the importance of the core environment to its subsequent evolution.

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