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Radiation is an important contributor to the energetics of the interstellar medium, yet its transport is difficult to solve numerically. We present a novel approach towards solving radiative transfer of diffuse sources via backwards ray…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 A. Klepitko , S. Walch , R. Wünsch , D. Seifried , F. Dinnbier , S. Haid

We present COSMOCR, a numerical code for the investigation of cosmic ray related studies in computational cosmology. The code follows the diffusive shock acceleration, the mechanical and radiative energy losses and the spatial transport of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Francesco Miniati

The infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope has provided an invaluable tool for identifying physical processes in star formation. In this study we calculate the IRAC color space of UV fluorescent molecular hydrogen (H$_2$) and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Jason E. Ybarra , Mauricio Tapia , Carlos G. Román-Zúñiga , Elizabeth A. Lada

In this paper and a companion paper we present the DIRTY model, a Monte Carlo radiative transfer code, self-consistently including dust heating and emission, and accounting for the effects of the transient heating of small grains. The code…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 K. A. Misselt , K. D. Gordon , G. C. Clayton , M. J. Wolff

The massive hot stars play crucial role in the dynamics of galaxies. These stars influence their surroundings through strong winds which are highly structured processes. The theoretical study of the non-symmetric phenomena of the stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-30 Jakub Fišák , Jiří Kubát , Nicolas Moens , Brankica Kubátová

We investigate the ionization of the diffuse interstellar medium by cosmic rays by modeling their propagation along the wandering magnetic fields using a Monte Carlo method. We study how low-energy cosmic rays propagate in turbulent,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-05 Riccardo Franceschi , Steven Neil Shore

We have developed a new massively-parallel radiation-hydrodynamics code (Cosmos) for Newtonian and relativistic astrophysical problems that also includes radiative cooling, self-gravity, and non-equilibrium, multi-species chemistry. Several…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Peter Anninos , P. Chris Fragile , Stephen D. Murray

Changing physical conditions in the vicinity of protostars allow for a rich and interesting chemistry to occur. Heating and cooling of the gas allows molecules to be released from and frozen out on dust grains. These changes in physics,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-03-09 P. Bjerkeli , J. K. Jørgensen , C. Brinch

In this contribution we discuss about numerical modeling of nebulae. In particular we emphasize on the dynamical evolution of an HII region and the chemical structure of a Photodissociation region. We do this using the Smoothed Particles…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-16 Thomas G. Bisbas

We aim to investigate the chemistry of internal photon-dominated regions surrounding deeply embedded hypercompact and ultracompact HII regions. We search for specific tracers of this evolutionary stage of massive star formation that can be…

We develop a new relativistic radiation hydrodynamics code based on the Monte-Carlo algorithm. In this code, we implement a new scheme to achieve the second-order accuracy in time in the limit of a large packet number for solving the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-02-15 Kyohei Kawaguchi , Sho Fujibayashi , Masaru Shibata

Photon Dominated Regions (PDRs) are interfaces between the mainly ionized and mainly molecular material around young massive stars. Analysis of the physical and chemical structure of such regions traces the impact of far-ultraviolet…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-02-22 Z. Nagy , Y. Choi , V. Ossenkopf-Okada , F. F. S. van der Tak , E. A. Bergin , M. Gerin , C. Joblin , M. Roellig , R. Simon , J. Stutzki

Astronomical observations have shown that small carbonaceous molecules can persist in interstellar clouds exposed to intense ultraviolet radiation. Current astrochemical models lack quantitative information on photodissociation rates in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-30 M. C. van Hemert , E. F. van Dishoeck

We present a new fast algorithm which allows the simulation of ionising radiation emitted from point sources to be included in high-resolution three-dimensional smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulations of star cluster formation. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 James Dale , Barbara Ercolano , Cathie Clarke

We investigate the importance of the shielding of chemical photorates by molecular hydrogen photodissociation lines and the carbon photoionization continuum deep within models of photon dominated regions. In particular, the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-11 Richard P. Rollins , Jonathan M. C. Rawlings

We introduce non-equilibrium molecular hydrogen chemistry into the radiation hydrodynamics code Ramses-RT. This is an adaptive mesh refinement grid code with radiation hydrodynamics that couples the thermal chemistry of hydrogen and helium…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-07 Sarah Nickerson , Romain Teyssier , Joakim Rosdahl

In this contribution, we test our previously published one-dimensional PDR model for deriving total hydrogen volume densities from HI column density measurements in extragalactic regions by applying it to the Taurus molecular cloud, where…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-12 J. S. Heiner , E. Vázquez-Semadeni

Context. Carbonaceous nano-grains play a fundamental role in the physico-chemistry of the interstellar medium (ISM) and especially of photon-dominated regions (PDRs). Their properties vary with the local physical conditions and affect the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-05 T. Schirmer , N. Ysard , E. Habart , A. P. Jones , A. Abergel , L. Verstraete

Context: Atomic and molecular lines in galaxies offer insights into energy budgets and feedback mechanisms. Aims: This study establishes a new framework for interpreting these lines and deducing energy budgets from observations. Methods:…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-08-14 J. A. Villa-Vélez , B. Godard , P. Guillard , G. Pineau des Forêts

Photodissociation is the dominant removal process of molecules in any region exposed to intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation. This includes diffuse and translucent interstellar clouds, dense photon-dominated regions, high velocity shocks, the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-10 Ewine F. van Dishoeck , Ruud Visser