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Shocked similarity collapses and flows in star formation processes

Astrophysics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We propose self-similar shocked flow models for certain dynamical evolution phases of young stellar objects (YSOs), `champagne flows' of H {\sevenrm II} regions surrounding OB stars and shaping processes of planetary nebulae (PNe). We analyze an isothermal fluid of spherical symmetry and construct families of similarity shocked flow solutions featured by: 1. either a core expansion with a finite central density or a core accretion at constant rate with a density scaling r3/2\propto r^{-3/2}; 2. a shock moving outward at a constant speed; 3. a preshock gas approaching a constant speed at large rr with a density scaling r2\propto r^{-2}. In addition to testing numerical codes, our models can accommodate diverse shocked flows with or without a core collapse or outflow and an envelope expansion or contraction. As an application, we introduce our model analysis to observations of Bok globule B335.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0407328,
  title  = {Shocked similarity collapses and flows in star formation processes},
  author = {Yue Shen and Yu-Qing Lou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0407328},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

ApJL accepted

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