This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.1 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
Authors: Asger Grønnow, Thorsten Tepper-García, Joss Bland-Hawthorn & Naomi McClure-Griffiths
Astrophysical Journal, 845, 69 (2017) Abstract and link to paper on ADS
Animations are also available on youtube.
This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.1 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.5 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.1 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.5 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
This is an animated version of figure 6 in the paper. It shows the magnetic field strength on a slice through the volume at x=4 kpc, with arrows indicating the direction of the magnetic field along the x-z plane.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.5 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.5 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.5 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc
This simulation ends after about 250 million years when the cloud's center of mass is at z=2 kpc.
Simulation parameters:
Cloud density: 0.5 cm-3
Wind velocity: 200 km s-1
Initial cloud x-coordinate: 4 kpc