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STARBENCH: the D-type expansion of an HII region.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 10/21/2015, Vol. 453 Issue 2, p1324-1343. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- STARBENCH is a project focused on benchmarking and validating different star formation and stellar feedback codes. In this first STARBENCH paper we perform a comparison study of the D-type expansion of an HII region. The aim of this work is to understand the differences observed between the 12 participating numerical codes against the various analytical expressions examining the D-type phase of HII region expansion. To do this, we propose two well-defined tests which are tackled by 1D and 3D grid- and smoothed particle hydrodynamics-based codes. The first test examines the 'early phase' D-type scenario during which the mechanical pressure driving the expansion is significantly larger than the thermal pressure of the neutral medium. The second test examines the 'late phase' D-type scenario during which the system relaxes to pressure equilibrium with the external medium. Although they are mutually in excellent agreement, all 12 participating codes follow a modified expansion law that deviates significantly from the classical Spitzer solution in both scenarios. We present a semi-empirical formula combining the two different solutions appropriate to both early and late phases that agrees with high-resolution simulations to ≲ 2 per cent. This formula provides a much better benchmark solution for code validation than the Spitzer solution. The present comparison has validated the participating codes and through this project we provide a data set for calibrating the treatment of ionizing radiation hydrodynamics codes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *STELLAR evolution
*NUMERICAL analysis
*KINEMATICS
*HYDRODYNAMICS
*EQUILIBRIUM
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00358711
- Volume :
- 453
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111329772
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1659