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arXiv 0904.4077astro-ph.GA
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分子云动力学

Dynamics of Molecular Clouds

George Field, Eric Blackman, Eric Keto

摘要:

我们进一步发展了Field,Blackman和Keto(2007; FBK)中介绍的分子云碎裂模型。我们表明,外部压力作用于碎片建立一个尺度依赖的临界质量。质量小于临界值的碎片在很大程度上受到压力的限制,而质量大于或等于临界值的碎片则会在自身引力下崩溃。这两种类型的碎片都是常见的。在不具体说明外压源的情况下,也不假定任何其他标度关系,我们预测了超音速运动均方根速度与碎片尺寸之间关系的幂律指数。然后,我们调查的可能性,外部压力是由于氢分子在碎片中的光解释放的氢原子的动能。这可以近似地解释观测到的外压值和两个额外的观测:上面提到的幂律中的标度系数值,以及分子云周围流出的原子氢的观测。进一步的预测是在片段边缘处的HI,其柱密度为1 E20/sq。厘米和几公里/秒的速度,应该可以检测到高分辨率21厘米观测。最后,我们预测了在所观察到的超音速流的耗散系数的大小。

英文摘要:

We further develop the model of molecular cloud fragmentation introduced in Field, Blackman and Keto (2007; FBK). We show that external pressure acting on fragments establishes a scale-dependent critical mass. Fragments with masses less than the critical value are confined largely by pressure, while those with masses greater than or equal to the critical value collapse under self gravitation. Both types of fragments are commonly observed. Without specifying the source of the external pressure, and without assuming any other scaling relations, we predict the power - law index in the relation between the rms velocity of supersonic motions and the size of fragments . We then investigate the possibility that the external pressure is due to the kinetic energy of H atoms released by photodissociation of hydrogen molecules in the fragment. This can account approximately for the observed values of external pressure and two additional observations: the value of the scaling coefficient in the power law mentioned above, and the observation of outflowing atomic hydrogen around molecular clouds. A further prediction is HI at fragment edges with column densities of order 1E20 per sq. cm and velocities of a few km/s that should be detectable with high resolution 21 cm observations. Finally, we predict the magnitude of the coefficient of dissipation in the observed supersonic flows.

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