| Type |
Journal Article |
| Names |
D. Falceta-Gonçalves, A. Lazarian |
| Publication |
The Astrophysical Journal |
| Volume |
735 |
| Issue |
2 |
| Pages |
99 |
| Date |
July 1, 2011 |
| URL |
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...735...99F |
| Library Catalog |
NASA ADS |
| Abstract |
We study the evolution of dense clumps and provide an argument that the existence of the clumps is not limited by their crossing times. We claim that the lifetimes of the clumps are determined by turbulent motions on a larger scale, and we predict the correlation of clump lifetime with column density. We use numerical simulations to successfully test this relation. In addition, we study the morphological asymmetry and the magnetization of the clumps as functions of their masses. |
| Tags |
ISM: clouds, ISM: kinematics and dynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics: MHD, Methods: Numerical, STARS: FORMATION |