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Volume 504 / No 2 (September III 2009)

A&A, 504 2 (2009) 437-450

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Table 1:

List of simulations performed.
Serial	Experimental	Pre-collision	$P_{\rm ext}^{*}$	Number of	Head-on $^{\star}$
No.	details	Mach number $(\mathcal{M})$		particles
1	$M_{\rm cld1} = M_{\rm cld2} = 100~M_{\odot}$	35	Yes	$N_{\rm tot} = 34~893$	Yes
	$R_{\rm cld1} = R_{\rm cld2} = 1$ pc, $T_{\rm cld} = 84$ K			$N_{\rm gas} = 3516$
2	$M_{\rm cld1} = M_{\rm cld2} = 50~M_{\odot}$	25	Yes	$N_{\rm tot} = 129~427$	Yes
	$R_{\rm cld1} = R_{\rm cld2} = 0.8$ pc, $T_{\rm cld} = 54$ K			$N_{\rm gas} = 16~000$
3	$M_{\rm cld1} = M_{\rm cld2} = 400~M_{\odot}$	25	No	$N_{\rm gas} = 120~000$	Yes
	$R_{\rm cld1} = R_{\rm cld2} = 2.0$ pc, $T_{\rm cld} = 170$ K
4	$M_{\rm cld1} = M_{\rm cld2} = 50~M_{\odot}$	25	No	$N_{\rm gas} = 40~000$	No
	$R_{\rm cld1} = R_{\rm cld2} = 0.8$ pc, $T_{\rm cld} = 54$ K				b = 0.2 pc

* Clouds confined by external pressure, $P_{\rm ext}$ , exerted by the ICM particles.
$\star$ Indicates if the clouds were allowed to collide head-on/off-centre; b is the impact parameter of collision.

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