Core formation via filament fragmentation and the impact of ambient pressure on it
arXiv:2204.05584 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stac955
Abstract
Prestellar cores are generally spheroidal, some of which appear oblate while others appear prolate. Very few of them appear circular in projection. Little, however, is understood about the processes or the physical conditions under which prolate/oblate cores form. We find that an initially sub-critical filament experiencing relatively low pressure ( K cm) forms prolate cores (i.e., those with axial ratios in excess of unity) via gradual accumulation of gas in density crests. Meanwhile, a filament that is initially transcritical and experiences pressure similar to that in the Solar neighbourhood (between K cm - K cm) forms oblate cores (i.e., those with axial ratios less than unity) via \emph{Jeans like} fragmentation. At higher pressure, however, fragments within the filament do not tend to survive as they rebound soon after formation. We also argue that quasi-oscillatory features of velocity gradient observed along the filament axis, and in the direction orthogonal to the axis, are integral to the filament evolution process and arise due to the growth of corrugations on its surface. The axial component of the velocity gradient, in particular, traces the gas-flow along the filament length. We therefore posit that it could be used to constrain the filament-formation mechanism. The magnitude of the respective components of velocity gradients increases with increasing external pressure.
arXiv comment20 pages; 15 figures; Accepted for publication in MNRAS Low resolution figures have been deliberately included here to make the article compatible with Arxiv submission rules
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