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astro-ph.GA2010★ 14 cited
Tails of the Unexpected: The Interaction of an Isothermal Shell with a Cloud
J. M. Pittard
A new mechanism for the formation of cometary tails behind dense clouds or globules is discussed. Numerical hydrodynamical models show that when a dense shell of swept-up matter ov…
astro-ph.GA2010★ 29 cited
The Turbulent Destruction of Clouds - II. Mach Number Dependence, Mass-loss Rates, and Tail Formation
J. M. Pittard, T. W. Hartquist, S. A. E. G. Falle
The turbulent destruction of a cloud subject to the passage of an adiabatic shock is studied. We find large discrepancies between the lifetime of the cloud and the analytical resul…