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Multidimensional simulations show that non-radial, turbulent, fluid motion is a fundamental component of the core-collapse supernova (CCSN) explosion mechanism. Neutrino-driven convection, the standing accretion shock instability, and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-04-10 David Radice , Ernazar Abdikamalov , Christian D. Ott , Philipp Moesta , Sean M. Couch , Luke F. Roberts

We explore the formation of superbubbles through energy deposition by multiple supernovae (SNe) in a uniform medium. We use total energy conserving, 3-D hydrodynamic simulations to study how SNe correlated in space and time create…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-06-21 Naveen Yadav , Dipanjan Mukherjee , Prateek Sharma , Biman B. Nath

The one-point statistics of column density distributions of turbulent molecular cloud models are investigated and compared with observations. In agreement with the observations, the number N of pixels with surface density S is distributed…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andreas Burkert , Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

Context: Supernovae (SNe) inject large amounts of energy and chemically enriched materials into their surrounding interstellar medium and, in some instances, into molecular clouds (MCs). The interaction of a supernova remnant (SNR) with a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-21 Parichay Mazumdar , Le Ngoc Tram , Friedrich Wyrowski , Karl M. Menten , Xindi Tang

High surface density, rapidly star-forming galaxies are observed to have $\approx 50-100\,{\rm km\,s^{-1}}$ line-of-sight velocity dispersions, which are much higher than expected from supernova driving alone, but may arise from large-scale…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-02-17 Sharanya Sur , Evan Scannapieco , Eve C. Ostriker

Supersonic flows in the interstellar medium (ISM) are believed to be a key driver of the molecular cloud formation and evolution. Among molecular clouds' properties, the ratio between the solenoidal and compressive modes of turbulence plays…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-05-18 Masato I. N. Kobayashi , Tsuyoshi Inoue , Kengo Tomida , Kazunari Iwasaki , Hiroki Nakatsugawa

Dealing numerically with the turbulent nature and non-linearity of the physical processes involved in the ISM requires the use of sophisticated numerical schemes coupled to HD and MHD mathematical models. SNe are the main drivers of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Miguel A. de Avillez , Dieter Breitschwerdt

We present a self-consistent hydrodynamical simulation of a Milky Way-like galaxy, at the resolution of 0.05 pc. The model includes star formation and a new implementation of stellar feedback through photo-ionization, radiative pressure and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 F. Renaud , F. Bournaud , E. Emsellem , B. Elmegreen , R. Teyssier , J. Alves , D. Chapon , F. Combes , A. Dekel , J. Gabor , P. Hennebelle , K. Kraljic

We present numerical simulations of the passage of clumpy gas through a galactic spiral shock and the subsequent formation of giant molecular clouds (GMCs). The spiral shock forms dense clouds while dissipating kinetic energy, producing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 I. A. Bonnell , C. L. Dobbs , T. R. Robitaille , J. E. Pringle

Observations of nearby molecular clouds detect "shells", which are likely caused by winds from young main sequence stars. However, the progenitors of these observed features are not well characterized and the mass-loss rates inferred from…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-07 S. S. R. Offner , H. G. Arce

We use three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of vertically stratified patches of galactic discs to study how the spatio-temporal clustering of supernovae (SNe) enhances the power of galactic winds. SNe that are randomly distributed…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-09-19 Drummond Fielding , Eliot Quataert , Davide Martizzi

We discuss the role of turbulence in cloud and star formation, as observed in numerical simulations of the interstellar medium. Turbulent compression at the interfaces of colliding gas streams is responsible for the formation of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Vazquez-Semadeni , T. Passot , A. Pouquet

The neutrino-heated "gain layer" immediately behind the stalled shock in a core-collapse supernova is unstable to high-Reynolds-number turbulent convection. We carry out and analyze a new set of 19 high-resolution three-dimensional (3D)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Sean M. Couch , Christian D. Ott

Recent observations of column densities in molecular clouds find lognormal distributions with power-law high-density tails. These results are often interpreted as indications that supersonic turbulence dominates the dynamics of the observed…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-19 K. Tassis , D. A. Christie , A. Urban , J. L. Pineda , T. Ch. Mouschovias , H. W. Yorke , H. Martel

Molecular clouds (MCs) are highly structured and ``turbulent''. Colliding gas streams of atomic hydrogen have been suggested as a possible source of MCs, imprinting the filamentary structure as a consequence of dynamical and thermal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 F. Heitsch , A. Burkert , L. Hartmann , A. D. Slyz , J. E. G. Devriendt

The extent to which turbulence mixes gas in the face of recurrent infusions of fresh metals by supernovae (SN) could help provide important constraints on the local star formation conditions. This includes predictions of the metallicity…

Molecular clouds are expected to emit non-thermal radiation due to cosmic ray interactions in the dense magnetized gas. Such emission is amplified if a cloud is located close to an accelerator of cosmic rays and if cosmic rays can leave the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Stefano Gabici , Sabrina Casanova , Felix A. Aharonian

We carry out three-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of the supernova remnants (SNRs) produced inside molecular clouds (MCs) near their surface using the HLL code (Harten et al. 1983). We explore the dynamical evolution and the X-ray…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-03 Wankee Cho , Jongsoo Kim , Bon-Chul Koo

We consider the dynamics of and emission from growing superbubbles in a stratified interstellar gaseous disc driven by energy release from supernovae explosions in stellar clusters with {masses $M_{cl}= 10^5-1.6\times 10^6~M_\odot$}.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-02-08 Evgenii O. Vasiliev , Sergey A. Drozdov , Biman B. Nath , Ralf-Jürgen Dettmar , Yuri A. Shchekinov

Supernovae are known to be the dominant energy source for driving turbulence in the interstellar medium. Yet, their effect on magnetic field amplification in spiral galaxies is still poorly understood. Analytical models based on the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-01-29 Oliver Gressel