Journal article
A tale of two clump masses: a new way to study clump formation in simulations
Abstract
We present a new method to study the characteristic scales of collapse and fragmentation in galactic discs. Clump formation is seeded in simulations via controlled perturbations with a specified wavelength and velocity. These are applied to otherwise quiet gas discs ranging from analogues of present day spirals to gas-rich, high-redshift galaxies. The results are compared to linear theory, turbulently perturbed discs and observations. The …
Authors
Benincasa SM; Wadsley JW; Couchman HMP; Pettitt AR; Tasker EJ
Journal
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 486, No. 4, pp. 5022–5036
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI
10.1093/mnras/stz1152
ISSN
0035-8711