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| Paper: |
Star Formation in Shells Swept up by HII Regions |
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132, Star Formation with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) |
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346 |
| Authors: |
Francis, N.; Boffin, H. M. J.; Watkins, S. J.; Whitworth, A. P. |
| Abstract: |
A numerical simulation method is applied to study the impact of an expanding H II region upon a molecular cloud. The H II region drives a shock wave into the cloud compressing pre-existing density structure inducing fragmentation and star formation. |
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