On the formation and expansion of H II regions
On the formation and expansion of H II regions
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H II 区的形成和扩展
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发表时间:
1990
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通讯作者:
P. Bodenheimer
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作者:
J. Franco;G. Tenorio;P. Bodenheimer
The evolution of H II regions in spherical clouds with small, constant-density cores and power-law density distributions r exp -w outside the core is described analytically. It is found that there is a critical exponent above which the cloud becomes completely ionized. Its value in the formation phase depends on the initial conditions, but it has a well-defined value w(crit) = 3/2 during the expansion phase. For w less than w(crit), the radius of the H II region grows at a given rate, while neutral mass accumulates in the interphase between the ionization and shock fronts. For w = w(crit), the fronts move together without mass accumulation. Cases with w greater than w(crit) lead to the champagne phase: once the cloud is fully ionized, the expansion becomes supersonic. For self-gravitating disks without magnetic fields, the main features include a new variable-size stage. The initial shape of the H II region has a critical point beyond which the disk becomes completely ionized. 40 refs.