Simulation Movies
Dust grains in a transitional disc, evolving under the combined effects of gas drag and radiation pressure. From:
Dynamics of small grains in transitional discs, Krumholz, M. R., Ireland, M. J., & Kratter, K. M. 2019, submitted to Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Direct download:
- Case 1: log ε = -2, log fdust = -4 (mov format, 0.3 MB)
- Case 2: log ε = -2, log fdust = -5 (mov format, 0.4 MB)
- Case 3: log ε = -3, log fdust = -4 (mov format, 0.4 MB)
- Case 4: log ε = -2.5, log fdust = -3, p = 0 (mov format, 0.3 MB)
- Case 5: log ε = -2.5, log fdust = -4, p = 0 (mov format, 0.4 MB)
- Case 6: log ε = -2.5, log fdust = -5, p = 0 (mov format, 0.4 MB)
Distribution of short-lived radio-isotopes 60-Fe and 26-Al in the Milky Way: whole-Galaxy view (left) and zoomed-in view (right). From:
Short-lived radioisotopes in meteorites from Galactic-scale correlated star formation, Fujimoto, Y., Krumholz, M. R., & Tachibana, S. 2018, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 480, 4025, NASA ADS
Direct download: whole-Galaxy view (4.6 MB, mov format), zoomed-in view (5.0 MB, mov format)
Single-scattering radiation pressure instability: unstable case (left) and stable case (right). From:
Radiation pressure in galactic disks: stability, turbulence, and winds in the single-scattering limit, Wibking, B. D., Thompson, T. D., & Krumholz, M. R. 2018, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 477, 4665, NASA ADS
Direct download: unstable case (32 MB, mp4 format), stable case (5.2 MB, mp4 format)
Massive star formation with hybrid radiative transfer, from turbulent (left) and laminar (right) initial conditions. From:
An Unstable Truth: How Massive Stars Get Their Mass, Rosen, A. L., Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I. 2016, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 463, 2553, NASA ADS
Direct download: turbulent core (8.8 MB, mp4 format), laminar core (4.3 MB, mp4 format)
Gas in a Milky Way-like galaxy, projected (left) and volume-rendered (right), from:
Mass Transport and Turbulence in Gravitationally-Unstable Disk Galaxies. II: The Effects of Star Formation Feedback, Goldbaum, N. J., Krumholz, M. R., & Forbes, J. C. 2016, The Astrophysical Journal, 535, 523, NASA ADS
Direct download: projected (16 MB, m4v format), volume-rendered (460 MB, mp4 format)
Chemical mixing in star cluster formation, from:
Early turbulent mixing as the origin of chemical homogeneity in open star clusters, Feng, Y., & Krumholz, M. R. 2014, Nature, 513, 523, NASA ADS
Direct download: edge-on view (mov format, 16.6 MB), face-on view (mov format, 10.4 MB)
Radiation Rayleigh-Taylor instability, from:
Direct Numerical Simulation of Radiation Pressure-Driven Turbulence and Winds in Star Clusters and Galactic Disks, Krumholz, M. R., & Thompson, T. A. 2012, The Astrophysical Journal, 760, 155, NASA ADS
Direct download (mp4 format, 3.4 MB)
Formation of a massive star cluster, gas column density (left) and mass-weighted mean temperature (right), from:
Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Formation of Orion-Like Star Clusters II. The Initial Mass Function from Winds, Turbulence, and Radiation, Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2012, The Astrophysical Journal, 754, 71, NASA ADS
Direct downlaod (mov format, 650 kB)
Density fields and magnetic field lines for expanding HII regions, for a variety of magnetized and non-magnetized cases, cloud geometries, and magnetic field geometries. From:
Evolution of Blister-Type HII Regions in a Magnetized Medium, Gendelev, L., & Krumholz, M. R. 2012, The Astrophysical Journal, 745, 158, NASA ADS
Direct download:
- Hydrodynamic, embedded case (mpg format, 12 MB)
- Hydrodynamic, blister case (mpg format, 12 MB)
- Magnetohydrodynamic, embedded case (mpg format, 16 MB)
- Magnetohydrodynamic, blister, horizontal field case (mpg format, 15 MB)
- Magnetohydrodynamic, blister, vertical field case (mpg format, 16 MB)
- Magnetohydrodynamic, blister, oblique field case (mp4 format, 2.2 MB)
Formation of a massive star cluster by global collapse, from:
Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of the Formation of Orion-Like Star Clusters I. Implications for the Origin of the Initial Mass Function, Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2011, The Astrophysical Journal, 740, 74, NASA ADS
Direct download (1.2 MB, mov format)
Formation of a massive star with radiation pressure feedback; left = face-on view, right = edge-on review, top = long view, bottom = zoom view. From:
The Formation of Massive Star Systems by Accretion (supporting online material), Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., McKee, C. F., Offner, S. S. R., & Cunningham, A. J. 2009, Science, 323, 754, NASA ADS
Direct download (3.6 MB, mp4 format)
Expansion of a magnetized HII region, from:
Magnetohydronamic Evolution of HII Regions in Molecular Clouds: Simulation Methodology, Tests, and Uniform Media, Krumholz, M. R., Stone, J. M., & Gardiner, T. A. 2007, The Astrophysical Journal, 671, 518, NASA ADS
Direct download (mpg format, 10 MB)
Simulated ALMA observation of a massive protostellar disk in the CH3CN 220.7472 GHz line, from:
Molecular Line Emission from Massive Protostellar Disks: Predictions for ALMA and the EVLA, Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2007, The Astrophysical Journal, 665, 478, NASA ADS
Direct download (mpg format, 900 kB)
Formation of a massive protostellar system with radiation-hydrodynamics, from:
Radiation-Hydrodynamic Simulations of Collapse and Fragmentation in Massive Protostellar Cores, Krumholz, M. R., Klein, R. I., & McKee, C. F. 2007, The Astrophysical Journal, 656, 959, NASA ADS
Direct download (mp4 format, 6.2 MB)
Bondi-Hoyle accretion in a turbulent medium, from:
Bondi-Hoyle Accretion in a Turbulent Medium, Krumholz, M. R., McKee, C. F., & Klein, R. I. 2006, The Astrophysical Journal, 638, 369, NASA ADS
Direct download (mpg format, 7.7 MB)