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Silich, Sergiy; Tenorio-Tagle, Guillermo; Muñoz-Tuñón, Casiana
Bibliographical reference
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 669, Issue 2, pp. 952-958.
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2007
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38
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33
Description
The observed parameters of the young super star cluster M82-A1 and its
associated compact H II region are here shown to indicate a low heating
efficiency or immediate loss, through radiative cooling, of a large
fraction of the energy injected by stellar winds and supernovae during
the early evolution of the cluster. This implies a bimodal hydrodynamic
solution, which leads to a reduced mass deposition rate into the ISM,
with a much reduced outflow velocity. We also show here that in order to
match the observed parameters of the H II region associated with M82-A1,
the resulting star cluster wind should be confined by a high-pressure
interstellar medium. The cluster wind parameters, together with the
location of the reverse shock, its cooling length, and the radius of the
standing outer H II region, are derived analytically. All of these
properties are then confirmed with a semianalytical integration of the
flow equations, which provides also us with the run of the hydrodynamic
variables as a function of radius. The impact of the results is
discussed and extended to other massive and young super star clusters
surrounded by a compact H II region.