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On the extreme stationary outflows from super-star clusters: from superwinds to supernebulae and further massive star formation

arXiv:astro-ph/0410638 · doi:10.1086/426962

Abstract

The properties of star cluster winds in the supercritical, catastrophic cooling regime are discussed. We demonstrate that strong radiative cooling may inhibit superwinds and, after a rapid phase of accumulation of the ejected material within the star-forming volume, a new stationary isothermal regime, supported by the ionizing radiation from the central cluster, is established. The expected appearance of this core/halo supernebula in the visible line regime and possible late evolutionary tracks for super-star cluster winds, in the absence of ionizing radiation, are thoroughly discussed.

11 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication by The Astrophysical Journal

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