Animations for paper "Magnetized High Velocity Clouds in the Galactic Halo - A New Distance Constraint"

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.

3D animations of cloud density

The halo is not included in these renderings.
L200x4-MHD

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

H200x4-MHD

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

L200x4-HD

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

H200x4-HD

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

2D animations

H200x4-MHD magnetic field

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

H200x4-MHD density (including halo)

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

H200x4-MHD cloud density

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

H200x4-HD cloud density

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