Link to Jonathan's Paper: ​The Effects of Inhomogeneities within Colliding Flows on the Formation and Evolution of Molecular Clouds

Individual Run Views

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​Column Density Map with Sinks (left)
In corrected units of n (cm^-2)

​Inverse Beta Maps (right)
Made by projecting the quantity, inverse beta, through the grid.

Sinks

Total = 4.

x-coordinate	y-coordinate	z-coordinate	Frame first formed	Time (Myr)
0.3580301426376783E+02	0.5583260065869881E+02	0.4744728345853505E+02	111	10.989
0.3591948633316569E+02	0.5599960059841729E+02	0.4755724200098079E+02	120	11.88
0.3592038143464333E+02	0.5602448247390073E+02	0.4759416563811598E+02	138	13.662
0.4466503282380260E+02	0.3812302562076298E+02	0.2979888217591489E+02	236	23.364

​B vs. n
The gray scale is for the thermal pressure vs density plots, and the color scale is the magnetic pressure vs. density plots.

​E vs. t Plots
Total energy in the collision region over time

Streamline Plots (Global (top) vs. Local (bottom))
Example streamline plot

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​Column Density Map with Sinks (left) & ​Inverse Beta Maps (right)

Sink Notes:

• The number of the sinks that form by the end of this simulate is 4.
• Here are their positions as seen down the barrel of the flow (see mass1 CDM plots) at final frame:

x-coordinate	y-coordinate	z-coordinate	Frame first formed	Time (Myr)
0.1305682043010144E+02	0.3580800770207890E+02	0.4129367537908288E+02	181	17.919
0.2937052647084789E+02	0.2858707153097011E+02	0.4979800440789958E+02	203	20.097
0.1091652250727393E+02	0.3376306960635957E+02	0.3950925227711014E+02	240	23.736
0.1207128507734911E+02	0.3388115980751113E+02	0.5017452402782457E+02	264	26.11
0.8440382620675154E+01	0.3511264544524086E+02	0.3952903168886192E+02	268	26.51

​B vs. n

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​Column Density Map with Sinks (left) & ​Inverse Beta Maps (right)

Sink Notes:

• The number of the sinks that form by the end of this simulate is 1.
• Here is its position as seen down the barrel of the flow (see mass1 CDM plots) at final frame:

x-coordinate	y-coordinate	z-coordinate	Frame first formed	Time (Myr)
0.1032301279173488E+03	0.4004537800939340E+02	0.3379219676015539E+02	138	13.662

​B vs. n

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​Column Density Map with Sinks (left) & ​Inverse Beta Maps (right)

Sink Notes:

• The number of the sinks that form by the end of this simulate is 1.
• Here is its position as seen down the barrel of the flow (see mass1 CDM plots) at final frame:

x-coordinate	y-coordinate	z-coordinate	Frame first formed	Time (Myr)
0.1041261309696830E+03	0.4905580044221398E+02	0.3609678184879078E+02	320	31.68

​B vs. n

Table Comparison Views

For each run: Column Density & Inverse Beta Maps

Run-Map	​Column Density Map with Sinks (left) ​Inverse Beta Maps (right)
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B vs. n: Run vs. time

​B vs. n-Time	Time (as stated on figure)
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