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恒星形成区的多尺度动力学:重力和turbulence之间的相互作用

Multi-scale dynamics in star-forming regions: the interplay between gravity and turbulence

A. Traficante, G. A. Fuller, A. Duarte-Cabral, D. Elia, M. H. Heyer, S. Molinari, N. Peretto, E. Schisano

摘要:

在恒星形成过程的多尺度视图中,物质从大分子云流向团块和核心。在这个范例中,仍然不清楚是重力还是湍流在坍缩期间驱动所观察到的超音速非热运动,特别是在高质量区域,以及重力最终在哪个尺度上超过星际介质的湍流。为了研究这个问题,我们结合了一个样本的70微米安静的团块,选择覆盖范围广泛的质量和表面密度,与它们嵌入的母丝的动态的动态。我们观察到湍流和重力之间的持续相互作用,其中前者在所有尺度上都产生了结构,而后者在表面密度达到临界值(Sigma_th = 0.1 g cm^-2)时处于领先地位。在密质暗条中,这种转变可以发生在秒差距,甚至更大的尺度上,导致整个区域的全球坍缩,最有可能形成大质量物体。

英文摘要:

In the multi-scale view of the star formation process the material flows from large molecular clouds down to clumps and cores. In this paradigm it is still unclear if it is gravity or turbulence that drives the observed supersonic non-thermal motions during the collapse, in particular in high-mass regions, and at which scales gravity becomes eventually dominant over the turbulence of the interstellar medium. To investigate this problem we have combined the dynamics of a sample of 70 micron-quiet clumps, selected to cover a wide range of masses and surface densities, with the dynamics of the parent filaments in which they are embedded. We observe a continuous interplay between turbulence and gravity, where the former creates structures at all scales and the latter takes the lead when a critical value of the surface density is reached, Sigma_th = 0.1 g cm^-2. In the densest filaments this transition can occur at the parsec, or even larger scales, leading to a global collapse of the whole region and most likely to the formation of the massive objects.

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