The burst mode of accretion in primordial star formation

Autor(en)
Alexander L. DeSouza, Eduard Vorobiev, Shantanu Basu
Abstrakt

We present simulation results for the formation and long-term evolution of a primordial protostellar disk harbored by a first star. Using a 2+1D nonaxisymmetric thin disk numerical simulation, together with a barotropic relation for the gas, we are able to probe ∼20 kyr of the disk's evolution. During this time periodwe observe fragmentation leading to loosely bound gaseous clumps within the disk. These are then torqued inward and accreted onto the growing protostar, giving rise to a burst phenomenon. The luminous feedback produced by this mechanism may have important consequences for the subsequent growth of the protostar.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Astrophysik
Externe Organisation(en)
University of Western Ontario, Southern Federal University
Band
1480
Seiten
346-348
Anzahl der Seiten
3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4754382
Publikationsdatum
09-2012
ÖFOS 2012
103004 Astrophysik
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Physik und Astronomie
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/f43ddd4e-60d0-4f60-8dad-1828e90fec83