Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: We performed high-resolution, 3D MHD simulations and we compared to observations of translucent molecular clouds. We show that the observed populations of rotational levels of H2 can arise as a consequence of the multi-phase structure of the ISM.
Source: EAS Publications Series
DOI: 10.1051/eas/1575080
Authors: V. Valdivia, P. Hennebelle, M. Gerin, P. Lesaffre
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Observatoire de Paris, École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères, Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay, Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation, CEA Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Diderot
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2204454301