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Intense Star Cluster Formation: Stellar Masses, the Mass Function, and the Fundamental Mass Scale by Matzner, Christopher D.

“…Abstract Within the birth environment of a massive globular cluster, the combination of a luminous young stellar population and a high column density induces a…”
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Negative dynamical friction on compact objects moving through dense gas by Gruzinov, Andrei, Levin, Yuri, Matzner, Christopher D

“…ABSTRACT An overdense wake is created by a gravitating object moving through a gaseous medium, and this wake pulls back on the object and slows it down. This…”
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The Dynamics of Radiation-pressure-dominated H II Regions by Krumholz, Mark R, Matzner, Christopher D

“…We evaluate the role of radiation pressure in the dynamics of H II regions. We first determine under what conditions radiation pressure is significant in…”
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Wave-driven Shocks in Stellar Outbursts: Dynamics, Envelope Heating, and Nascent Blast Waves by Matzner, Christopher D., Ro, Stephen

“…Abstract We address the shocks from acoustic pulses and wave trains in general one-dimensional flows, with an emphasis on the application to super-Eddington…”
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Aspherical Supernovae: Effects on Early Light Curves by Afsariardchi, Niloufar, Matzner, Christopher D.

“…Early light from core-collapse supernovae, now detectable in high-cadence surveys, holds clues to a star and its environment just before it explodes. However,…”
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How to search for mirror stars with Gaia by Howe, Aaron, Setford, Jack, Curtin, David, Matzner, Christopher D.

“…A bstract We show for the first time how to conduct a direct search for dark matter using Gaia observations. Its public astrometric data may contain the…”
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Electromagnetic Signatures of Mirror Stars by Armstrong, Isabella, Gurbuz, Berkin, Curtin, David, Matzner, Christopher D.

“…Abstract Mirror stars are a generic prediction of dissipative dark matter (DM) models, including minimal atomic DM and twin baryons in the mirror twin Higgs…”
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ON THE LAUNCHING AND STRUCTURE OF RADIATIVELY DRIVEN WINDS IN WOLF-RAYET STARS by Ro, Stephen, Matzner, Christopher D.

“…ABSTRACT Hydrostatic models of Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars typically contain low-density outer envelopes that inflate the stellar radii by a factor of several and…”
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The Nickel Mass Distribution of Stripped-envelope Supernovae: Implications for Additional Power Sources by Afsariardchi, Niloufar, Drout, Maria R., Khatami, David K., Matzner, Christopher D., Moon, Dae-Sik, Ni, Yuan Qi

“…Abstract We perform a systematic study of the 56 Ni mass ( M Ni ) of 27 stripped-envelope supernovae (SESNe) by modeling their light-curve tails, highlighting…”
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OBLIQUE SHOCK BREAKOUT IN SUPERNOVAE AND GAMMA-RAY BURSTS. I. DYNAMICS AND OBSERVATIONAL IMPLICATIONS by Matzner, Christopher D, Levin, Yuri, Ro, Stephen

“…In a non-spherical stellar explosion, non-radial motions become important near the stellar surface. For realistic deviations from spherical symmetry,…”
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Velocity-coherent Filaments in NGC 1333: Evidence for Accretion Flow? by Chen, Michael Chun-Yuan, Francesco, James Di, Rosolowsky, Erik, Keown, Jared, Pineda, Jaime E., Friesen, Rachel K., Caselli, Paola, Chen, How-Huan, Matzner, Christopher D., Offner, Stella S., Punanova, Anna, Redaelli, Elena, Scibelli, Samantha, Shirley, Yancy

“…Recent observations of global velocity gradients across and along molecular filaments have been interpreted as signs of gas accreting onto and along these…”
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Global Models for the Evolution of Embedded, Accreting Protostellar Disks by Kratter, Kaitlin M, Matzner, Christopher D, Krumholz, Mark R

“…Most analytic work to date on protostellar disks has focused on those in isolation from their environments. However, observations are now beginning to probe…”
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THE GLOBAL EVOLUTION OF GIANT MOLECULAR CLOUDS. II. THE ROLE OF ACCRETION by GOLDBAUM, Nathan J, KRUMHOLZ, Mark R, MATZNER, Christopher D, MCKEE, Christopher F

“…We present virial models for the global evolution of giant molecular clouds (GMCs). Focusing on the presence of an accretion flow and accounting for the amount…”
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The Green Bank Ammonia Survey: Dense Cores under Pressure in Orion A by Kirk, Helen, Friesen, Rachel K., Pineda, Jaime E., Rosolowsky, Erik, Offner, Stella S. R., Matzner, Christopher D., Myers, Philip C., Di Francesco, James, Caselli, Paola, Alves, Felipe O., Chacón-Tanarro, Ana, Chen, How-Huan, Chen, Michael Chun-Yuan, Keown, Jared, Punanova, Anna, Seo, Young Min, Shirley, Yancy, Ginsburg, Adam, Hall, Christine, Singh, Ayushi, Arce, Héctor G., Goodman, Alyssa A., Martin, Peter, Redaelli, Elena

“…We use data on gas temperature and velocity dispersion from the Green Bank Ammonia Survey and core masses and sizes from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope…”
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Playing with FIRE: A Galactic Feedback-halting Experiment Challenges Star Formation Rate Theories by Khullar, Shivan, Matzner, Christopher D., Murray, Norman, Grudić, Michael Y., Guszejnov, Dávid, Wetzel, Andrew, Hopkins, Philip F.

“…Stellar feedback influences the star formation rate (SFR) and the interstellar medium of galaxies in ways that are difficult to quantify numerically, because…”
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Origin of High-velocity Ejecta, Excess Emission, and Redward Color Evolution in the Infant Type Ia Supernova 2021aefx by Ni, Yuan Qi, Moon, Dae-Sik, Drout, Maria R., Matzner, Christopher D., Leong, Kelvin C. C., Kim, Sang Chul, Park, Hong Soo, Lee, Youngdae

“…Abstract SN 2021aefx is a normal Type Ia supernova (SN) showing excess emission and redward color evolution over the first ∼ 2 days. We present analyses of…”
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On the Role of Massive Stars in the Support and Destruction of Giant Molecular Clouds by Matzner, Christopher D

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SHOCK EMERGENCE IN SUPERNOVAE: LIMITING CASES AND ACCURATE APPROXIMATIONS by Ro, Stephen, Matzner, Christopher D

“…We examine the dynamics of accelerating normal shocks in stratified planar atmospheres, providing accurate fitting formulae for the scaling index relating…”
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The Global Evolution of Giant Molecular Clouds. I. Model Formulation and Quasi-Equilibrium Behavior by Krumholz, Mark R, Matzner, Christopher D, McKee, Christopher F

“…We present semianalytic dynamical models for giant molecular clouds evolving under the influence of H II regions launched by newborn star clusters. In contrast…”
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Are Massive Dense Clumps Truly Subvirial? A New Analysis Using Gould Belt Ammonia Data by Singh, Ayushi, Matzner, Christopher D., Friesen, Rachel K., Martin, Peter G., Pineda, Jaime E., Rosolowsky, Erik, Alves, Felipe, Chacón-Tanarro, Ana, Chen, Hope How-Huan, Chen, Michael Chun-Yuan, Choudhury, Spandan, Di Francesco, James, Keown, Jared, Kirk, Helen, Punanova, Anna, Seo, Youngmin, Shirley, Yancy, Ginsburg, Adam, Offner, Stella S. R., Arce, Héctor G., Caselli, Paola, Goodman, Alyssa A., Myers, Philip C., Redaelli, Elena

“…Abstract Dynamical studies of dense structures within molecular clouds often conclude that the most massive clumps contain too little kinetic energy for virial…”
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