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Freefall timescale (in black) and ambipolar diffusion timescale as a function of gas density throughout the protostellar collapse for different values of the ionisation rate induced by cosmic rays. The initial magnetic field chosen corresponds to the critical value (minimum value) above which the small grain depletion leads to an ambipolar diffusion timescale lower than the freefall timescale.
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