| | 3 | Model strong fields + diffuse clouds, motivated by observations of Taurus & Pipe Nebula which show large scale ordered fields that run perpendicular to diffuse elongated clouds. Sims include ambipolar diffusion and outflow feedback. Find that stars begin to form once clouds are marginally [https://astrobear.pas.rochester.edu/trac/wiki/u/erica/SFHotConcepts#MagneticallyCritical magnetically critical]. However, only a small portion of the nearly magnetically critical material is forming stars - about ~1% of the gas [https://astrobear.pas.rochester.edu/trac/wiki/u/erica/SFHotConcepts#Starformationrateperlocalfreefalltime per local free-fall time]. The regulation of the SF in these regions seems to be due to magnetic fields rather than turbulence, as these regions are only marginally supersonic. The quiescent condensations are surrounded by turbulent diffuse halos, reminiscent of Taurus. Notable figures [https://astrobear.pas.rochester.edu/trac/wiki/u/erica/CFLitPaperFigures#MagneticallyRegulatedStarFormationinThreeDimensions:TheCaseoftheTaurusMolecularCloudComplex here]. |
