Simulations of Galaxy Formation

RAMSES simulation of the Antennae galaxies interaction

• 256-processor simulation performed by D. Chapon at CINES on Jade
• zoom on baryon gas density, temporal evolution, 464 time steps, AMR Level 11 :

  

  same visualization, other normalization:

  

  same visualization, other normalization:

  

• zoom on baryon gas density, output 223, AMR Level 11 to 14:

  

• baryon gas density, output 223, AMR Level 11 :

  

• check out these color palettes

High-resolution RAMSES simulation of the formation of a galaxy disk

• 700-processor simulation performed by F. Bournaud at CEA/CCRT on Titane
• visualization of the baryon gas density, output 1 to 31, AMR Level 12 :

High-resolution RAMSES simulation of a disk

• 700-processor simulation performed by F. Bournaud at CEA/CCRT on Titane
• visualization of the baryon gas density, output 19, AMR Level 12 to 14 :

  

• visualization of the baryon gas density, output 19, AMR Level 12:

N-body simulation of star formation

• simulation performed by M. Martig at CEA/CCRT on Platine
• visualization of stars, color associated to the age (red=young, green/yellow=intermediate,blue=old)
• final state :

• temporal evolution :

RAMSES simulation of a disk

• 64-processors simulation performed by L. Delaye at CEA/CCRT on Platine
• visualization of the baryon gas density :

36-million particle simulation of the formation of an elliptical galaxy

• simulation performed by F. Bournaud at CEA/CCRT on the NEC-SX8R
• fusion of two spiral galaxies :

• rotation around the final state :