FORMATION OF COMPACT CLUSTERS FROM HIGH RESOLUTION HYBRID COSMOLOGICAL SIMULATIONS

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 778; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Richardson, Mark L A, Scannapieco, Evan, Gray, William J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 20.11.2013
• Subjects: ABUNDANCE; ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; Clusters; Collapse; Computer simulation; COSMOLOGY; Dark matter; Enrichment; EQUILIBRIUM; Formations; GALAXIES; INTERACTIONS; MOLECULES; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; Outflow; RED SHIFT; RESOLUTION; SIMULATION; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; STAR CLUSTERS; STARS; SYMMETRY; TELESCOPES; UNIVERSE

The early universe hosted a large population of small dark matter "inihalos"that were too small to cool and form stars on their own. These existed as static objects around larger galaxies until acted upon by some outside influence. Outflows, which have been observed around a variety of gal...