Journal article
The Birth of Molecular Clouds: Formation of Atomic Precursors in Colliding Flows
- Abstract:
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Molecular Cloud Complexes (MCCs) are highly structured and ``turbulent''. Observational evidence suggests that MCCs are dynamically dominated systems, rather than quasi-equilibrium entities. The observed structure is more likely a consequence of the formation process rather than something that is imprinted after the formation of the MCC. Converging flows provide a natural mechanism to generate MCC structure. We present a detailed numerical analysis of this scenario. Our study addresses the ev...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics Publishing Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Astrophys.J.
- Volume:
- 648
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 1052-1065
- Publication date:
- 2006-05-17
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1538-4357
- ISSN:
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0004-637X
- Source identifiers:
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26636
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
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pubs:26636
- UUID:
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uuid:0a35b93f-d70e-4112-8013-4bb1ac4ba842
- Local pid:
- pubs:26636
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2006
- Notes:
- 15 pages, 20 figures, accepted by ApJ
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