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PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 167-170Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1071/AS04005
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Galaxy : kinematics and dynamics
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We numerically investigate dynamical and chemical properties of star clusters (open and globular clusters, and 'super star clusters', SSC) formed in interacting/ merging galaxies. The investigation is two-fold: (a) large-scale (100 pc-100 kpc) SPH simulations on density and temperature evolution of gas in interacting/ merging galaxies and (b) small-scale simulations on the effects of the high gas pressure of the ISM on the evolution of molecular clouds. We find that the pressure of ISM in merging galaxies can become higher than the internal pressure of GMCs (similar to 10(5)k(B) K cm(-3)), in particular, in the tidal tails or the central regions of mergers. We also find that GMCs can collapse to form SSCs within an order of 10(7) yr due to the strong compression by the high-pressure ISM in mergers.
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