Triggering star formation: Experimental compression of a foam ball induced by Taylor–Sedov blast waves

B. Albertazzi; P. Mabey; Th. Michel; G. Rigon; J. R. Marquès; S. Pikuz; S. Ryazantsev; E. Falize; L. Van Box Som; J. Meinecke; N. Ozaki; G. Gregori; M. Koenig

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B. Albertazzi, P. Mabey, Th. Michel, G. Rigon, J. R. Marquès, S. Pikuz, S. Ryazantsev, E. Falize, L. Van Box Som, J. Meinecke, N. Ozaki, G. Gregori, M. Koenig. Triggering star formation: Experimental compression of a foam ball induced by Taylor–Sedov blast waves[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(3): 036902. doi: 10.1063/5.0068689

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B. Albertazzi, P. Mabey, Th. Michel, G. Rigon, J. R. Marquès, S. Pikuz, S. Ryazantsev, E. Falize, L. Van Box Som, J. Meinecke, N. Ozaki, G. Gregori, M. Koenig. Triggering star formation: Experimental compression of a foam ball induced by Taylor–Sedov blast waves[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(3): 036902. doi: 10.1063/5.0068689

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B. Albertazzi, P. Mabey, Th. Michel, G. Rigon, J. R. Marquès, S. Pikuz, S. Ryazantsev, E. Falize, L. Van Box Som, J. Meinecke, N. Ozaki, G. Gregori, M. Koenig. Triggering star formation: Experimental compression of a foam ball induced by Taylor–Sedov blast waves[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2022, 7(3): 036902. doi: 10.1063/5.0068689

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Triggering star formation: Experimental compression of a foam ball induced by Taylor–Sedov blast waves

doi: 10.1063/5.0068689

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P. Mabey²,
Th. Michel¹,
G. Rigon^1
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J. R. Marquès¹,
S. Pikuz^{3, 4},
S. Ryazantsev^{3, 4
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E. Falize⁵,
L. Van Box Som⁵,
J. Meinecke⁶,
N. Ozaki^{7, 8
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G. Gregori^6
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M. Koenig^{1, 7
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LULI–CNRS, CEA, Sorbonne Universités, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, F-91120 Palaiseau cedex, France
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Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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JIHT-RAS, 13-2 Izhorskaya st., Moscow 125412, Russia
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National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI,” Moscow 115409, Russia
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CEA-DAM-DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
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Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: b.albertazzi@hotmail.fr
Received Date: 2021-08-26
Accepted Date: 2022-02-18

Available Online: 2022-05-01

Publish Date: 2022-05-01

Abstract

Abstract

The interaction between a molecular cloud and an external agent (e.g., a supernova remnant, plasma jet, radiation, or another cloud) is a common phenomenon throughout the Universe and can significantly change the star formation rate within a galaxy. This process leads to fragmentation of the cloud and to its subsequent compression and can, eventually, initiate the gravitational collapse of a stable molecular cloud. It is, however, difficult to study such systems in detail using conventional techniques (numerical simulations and astronomical observations), since complex interactions of flows occur. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the compression of a foam ball by Taylor–Sedov blast waves, as an analog of supernova remnants interacting with a molecular cloud. The formation of a compression wave is observed in the foam ball, indicating the importance of such experiments for understanding how star formation is triggered by external agents.

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