H2 Distribution during 2-phase Molecular Cloud Formation

V. Valdivia; P. Hennebelle; M. Gerin; P. Lesaffre

doi:10.1051/eas/1575080

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Volume 75-76 (2015)

EAS Publications Series, 75-76 (2015) 393-394

Abstract

Issue		EAS Publications Series Volume 75-76, 2015 Conditions and Impact of Star Formation


Page(s)		393 - 394
Section		Modelling and Theory
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1575080
Published online		20 May 2016

Conditions and Impact of Star Formation
R. Simon, R. Schaaf and J. Stutzki (eds)
EAS Publications Series, 75–76 (2015) 393-394

H₂ Distribution during 2-phase Molecular Cloud Formation

V. Valdivia¹^,2, P. Hennebelle³, M. Gerin¹ and P. Lesaffre¹

¹ LRA/LERMA, Observatoire de Paris, École Normale Supérieure, UMR 8112 CNRS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
² Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, IFD, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
³ Laboratoire AIM, Paris-Saclay, CEA/IRFU/SAp – CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France

e-mail: valeska.valdivia@obspm.fr

Abstract

We performed high-resolution, 3D MHD simulations and we compared to observations of translucent molecular clouds. We show that the observed populations of rotational levels of H₂ can arise as a consequence of the multi-phase structure of the ISM.