Abstract / Description of output
Observations of the Galaxy's centre have revealed the existence of two
discs or possibly streamers of O and W-R stars orbiting Sgr A* at radii
between about 0.05 and 0.5 pc and at an angle approaching 90° to one
another. They are all roughly 6 million years old. This would indicate
that two star forming gas discs arose from a single event. We use
smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) to show it is possible to create
these from the infall of a single turbulent cloud, and then address how
the infall itself may have come to pass.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2013 |
Event | Protostars and Planets VI - Heidelberg, Germany Duration: 15 Jul 2013 → 20 Jul 2013 |
Conference
Conference | Protostars and Planets VI |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Heidelberg |
Period | 15/07/13 → 20/07/13 |