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Simulations of Massive Star Cluster Formation and Feedback in Turbulent Giant Molecular Clouds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2011

Elizabeth Harper-Clark  and
Norman Murray
Elizabeth Harper-Clark
Affiliation:
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada email: h-clark@cita.utoronto.ca
Norman Murray
Affiliation:
Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Abstract

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Using the AMR code ENZO we are simulating the formation of massive star clusters within turbulent Giant Molecular Clouds (GMCs). Here we discuss the simulations from the first stages of building realistic turbulent GMCs, to accurate star formation, and ultimately comprehensive feedback. These simulations aim to build a better understanding of how stars affect GMCs, helping to answer the questions of how long GMCs live and why only a small fraction of the GMC gas becomes stars.

Keywords

stars: formationgalaxies: ISMgalaxies: star clustersISM: cloudsISM: bubblesISM: structureISM: jets and outflowsturbulenceradiative transferMHD
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 6 , Symposium S270: Computational Star Formation , May 2010 , pp. 235 - 238
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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