Figure 2 (IMAGE)

Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe

Figure 2

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This is the gas density distribution around the new-born protostar. The left-to-right supersonic gas motion results in the non-spherical, compressed density structure. The collapsed inner cloud also shows the turbulated object, which can rapidly accrete onto the central protostar and cause a fast mass growth of it.

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Shingo Hirano

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