Molecular cloud evolution - IV. Magnetic fields, ambipolar diffusion and the star formation efficiency
Molecular cloud evolution - IV. Magnetic fields, ambipolar diffusion and the star formation efficiency
We investigate the formation and evolution of giant molecular clouds (GMCs) by the collision of convergent warm neutral medium (WNM) streams in the interstellar medium, in the presence of magnetic fields and ambipolar diffusion (AD), focusing on the evolution of the star formation rate and efficiency (SFE), as well as …