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Título: | Formation of dense structures induced by filament collisions correlation of density, kinematics, and magnetic field in the Pipe nebula |
Autor: | Frau, P.; Girart, Josep Miquel CSIC ORCID ; Alves, F. O.; Franco, Gabriel A. P.; Onishi, T.; Román-Zúñiga, C. G. | Palabras clave: | ISM: kinematics and dynamics Dust, extinction Evolution ISM: individual objects: Pipe nebula ISM: magnetic fields ISM: clouds |
Fecha de publicación: | feb-2015 | Editor: | EDP Sciences | Citación: | Astronomy and Astrophysics 574: L6 (2015) | Resumen: | [Context] The Pipe nebula is a molecular cloud that lacks star formation feedback and has a relatively simple morphology and velocity structure. This makes it an ideal target for testing cloud evolution through collisions. [Aims] We aim at drawing a comprehensive picture of this relatively simple cloud to better understand the formation and evolution of molecular clouds on large scales. [Methods] We use archival data to compare the optical polarization properties, the visual extinction, and the 13CO velocities and linewidths of the entire cloud in order to identify trends among the observables. [Results] The Pipe nebula can be roughly divided into two filaments with different orientations and gas velocity ranges: E–W at 2−4 km s-1 and N–S at 6–7 km s-1. The two filaments overlap at the bowl, where the gas shows a velocity gradient spanning from 2 to 7 km s-1. Compared to the rest of the Pipe nebula, the bowl gas appears to be denser and exhibits larger linewidths. In addition, the polarization data at the bowl shows lower angular dispersion and higher polarization degree. Cores in the bowl tend to cluster in space and to follow the 13CO velocity gradient. In the stem, cores tend to cluster in regions with properties similar to those of the bowl. [Conclusions] The velocity pattern points to a collision between the filaments in the bowl region. The magnetic field seems to be compressed and strengthened in the shocked region. The proportional increase in density and magnetic field strength by a factor similar to the Alfvénic Mach number suggests a continuous shock at low Alfvénic Mach number under the flux-freezing condition. Shocked regions seem to enhance the formation and clustering of dense cores. |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201425234 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/182912 | DOI: | 10.1051/0004-6361/201425234 | Identificadores: | doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425234 e-issn: 1432-0746 issn: 0004-6361 |
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