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Abstract
Accretion dynamics in the formation of young stars is still a matter of debate because of limitations in observations and modeling. Through scaled laboratory experiments of collimated plasma accretion onto a solid in the presence of a magnetic field, we open a first windowon this phenomenon by tracking, with spatial and temporal resolution, the dynamics of the system and simultaneously measuring multiband emissions. We observe in these experiments that matter, upon impact, is ejected laterally from the solid surface and then refocused by the magnetic field toward the
incoming stream. This ejected matter forms a plasma shell that envelops the shocked core, reducing escaped x-ray emission. This finding demonstrates one possible structure reconciling current discrepancies between mass accretion
rates derived from x-ray and optical observations, respectively.
incoming stream. This ejected matter forms a plasma shell that envelops the shocked core, reducing escaped x-ray emission. This finding demonstrates one possible structure reconciling current discrepancies between mass accretion
rates derived from x-ray and optical observations, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e1700982 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Journal | Science Advances |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Nov 2017 |
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R1041CPP: Doctoral Training Centre via Strathclyde
Borghesi, M. (PI)
01/08/2011 → 30/09/2018
Project: Research
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R1299CPP: Yotta - exploring routes to the ultimate intensity regime
Lewis, C. L. S. (PI), Borghesi, M. (CoI), Dromey, B. (CoI), Geissler, M. (CoI), Riley, D. (CoI) & Zepf, M. (CoI)
01/08/2010 → 30/11/2015
Project: Research