# Clustering and dynamic decoupling of dust grains in turbulent molecular clouds

@article{Mattsson2018ClusteringAD,
title={Clustering and dynamic decoupling of dust grains in turbulent molecular clouds},
author={Lars Mattsson and Akshay Bhatnagar and Frederick A. Gent and Beatriz Villarroel},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2018}
}
• Published 2 November 2018
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We present high-resolution (1024 3) simulations of super-/hypersonic isothermal hydrodynamic turbulence inside an interstellar molecular cloud (resolving scales of typically 20-100 au), including a ...

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