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THE LANDSCAPE OF THE NEUTRINO MECHANISM OF CORE-COLLAPSE SUPERNOVAE: NEUTRON STAR AND BLACK HOLE MASS FUNCTIONS, EXPLOSION ENERGIES, AND NICKEL YIELDS by Pejcha, Ondrej, Thompson, Todd A

“…If the neutrino luminosity from the proto-neutron star formed during a massive star core collapse exceeds a critical threshold, a supernova (SN) results. Using…”
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A Magnetar Origin for the Kilonova Ejecta in GW170817 by Metzger, Brian D., Thompson, Todd A., Quataert, Eliot

“…The neutron star (NS) merger GW170817 was followed over several days by optical-wavelength ("blue") kilonova (KN) emission likely powered by the radioactive…”
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The Physical Nature of Starburst-driven Galactic Outflows by Schneider, Evan E., Ostriker, Eve C., Robertson, Brant E., Thompson, Todd A.

“…We present the fourth simulation of the Cholla Galactic OutfLow Simulations suite. Using a physically motivated prescription for clustered supernova feedback,…”
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Production of Cool Gas in Thermally Driven Outflows by Schneider, Evan E., Robertson, Brant E., Thompson, Todd A.

“…Galactic outflows commonly contain multiphase gas, and its physical origin requires explanation. Using the Cholla Galactic OutfLow Simulations suite of…”
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Dynamics of dusty radiation-pressure-driven shells and clouds: fast outflows from galaxies, star clusters, massive stars, and AGN by Thompson, Todd A., Fabian, Andrew C., Quataert, Eliot, Murray, Norman

“…It is typically assumed that radiation-pressure-driven winds are accelerated to an asymptotic velocity of v ∞ ≃ v esc, where v esc is the escape velocity from…”
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DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF RADIATION PRESSURE-DRIVEN TURBULENCE AND WINDS IN STAR CLUSTERS AND GALACTIC DISKS by KRUMHOLZ, Mark R, THOMPSON, Todd A

“…The pressure exerted by the radiation of young stars may be an important feedback mechanism that drives turbulence and winds in forming star clusters and the…”
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The Disruption of Giant Molecular Clouds by Radiation Pressure & the Efficiency of Star Formation in Galaxies by Murray, Norman, Quataert, Eliot, Thompson, Todd A

“…Star formation is slow in the sense that the gas consumption time is much longer than the dynamical time. It is also inefficient; star formation in local…”
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Radiation Pressure from Massive Star Clusters as a Launching Mechanism for Super-galactic Winds by Murray, Norman, Ménard, Brice, Thompson, Todd A

“…Galactic outflows of cool (~104 K) gas are ubiquitous in local starburst galaxies and in most high-redshift galaxies. Hot gas from supernovae has long been…”
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An origin for multiphase gas in galactic winds and haloes by Thompson, Todd A., Quataert, Eliot, Zhang, Dong, Weinberg, David H.

“…The physical origin of high-velocity cool gas seen in galactic winds remains unknown. Following work by B. Wang, we argue that radiative cooling in initially…”
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THE MASS-LOSS-INDUCED ECCENTRIC KOZAI MECHANISM: A NEW CHANNEL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CLOSE COMPACT OBJECT-STELLAR BINARIES by Shappee, Benjamin J, Thompson, Todd A

“…Over a broad range of initial inclinations and eccentricities, an appreciable fraction of hierarchical triple star systems with similar masses are essentially…”
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Temperature and Metallicity Gradients in the Hot Gas Outflows of M82 by Lopez, Laura A., Mathur, Smita, Nguyen, Dustin D., Thompson, Todd A., Olivier, Grace M.

“…We utilize deep Chandra X-ray Observatory imaging and spectra of M82, the prototype of a starbursting galaxy with a multiphase wind, to map the hot plasma…”
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Sub-Eddington star-forming regions are super-Eddington: momentum-driven outflows from supersonic turbulence by Thompson, Todd A., Krumholz, Mark R.

“…We show that the turbulent gas in the star-forming regions of galaxies is unstable to wind formation via momentum deposition by radiation pressure or other…”
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Dynamical formation and scattering of hierarchical triples: cross-sections, Kozai–Lidov oscillations, and collisions by Antognini, Joseph M. O., Thompson, Todd A.

“…Dynamical scattering of binaries and triple systems of stars, planets, and compact objects may produce highly inclined triple systems subject to Kozai–Lidov…”
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Gas giants in hot water: inhibiting giant planet formation and planet habitability in dense star clusters through cosmic time by Thompson, Todd A.

“…I show that the temperature of nuclear star clusters, starburst clusters in M82, compact high-z galaxies and some globular clusters of the Galaxy likely…”
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A noninteracting low-mass black hole-giant star binary system by Thompson, Todd A, Kochanek, Christopher S, Stanek, Krzysztof Z, Badenes, Carles, Post, Richard S, Jayasinghe, Tharindu, Latham, David W, Bieryla, Allyson, Esquerdo, Gilbert A, Berlind, Perry, Calkins, Michael L, Tayar, Jamie, Lindegren, Lennart, Johnson, Jennifer A, Holoien, Thomas W-S, Auchettl, Katie, Covey, Kevin

“…Black hole binary systems with companion stars are typically found via their x-ray emission, generated by interaction and accretion. Noninteracting binaries…”
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The GRB–SLSN connection: misaligned magnetars, weak jet emergence, and observational signatures by Margalit, Ben, Metzger, Brian D, Thompson, Todd A, Nicholl, Matt, Sukhbold, Tuguldur

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Rapid eccentricity oscillations and the mergers of compact objects in hierarchical triples by Antognini, Joe M., Shappee, Benjamin J., Thompson, Todd A., Amaro-Seoane, Pau

“…Kozai-Lidov (KL) oscillations can accelerate compact object mergers via gravitational wave radiation by driving the inner binaries of hierarchical triples to…”
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High-entropy ejections from magnetized proto-neutron star winds: implications for heavy element nucleosynthesis by Thompson, Todd A, ud-Doula, Asif

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The Physics of the Far-infrared-Radio Correlation. I. Calorimetry, Conspiracy, and Implications by Lacki, Brian C, Thompson, Todd A, Quataert, Eliot

“…The far-infrared (FIR) and radio luminosities of star-forming galaxies are linearly correlated over a very wide range in star formation rate, from normal…”
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Favorable Conditions for Heavy Element Nucleosynthesis in Rotating Protomagnetar Winds by Prasanna, Tejas, Coleman, Matthew S. B., Thompson, Todd A.

“…Abstract The neutrino-driven wind cooling phase of proto-neutron stars (PNSs) follows successful supernovae. Wind models without magnetic fields or rotation…”
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