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A key process within astronomy is the exchange of mass, momentum, and energy between diffuse plasmas in many types of astronomical sources (including planetary nebulae (PNe), wind-blown bubbles (WBBs), supernova remnants (SNRs), starburst superwinds, and the intracluster medium) and dense, embedded clouds or clumps.

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Pittard, J. (2007). Mass-Loaded Flows. In: HARTQUIST, T., PITTARD, J., FALLE, S. (eds) Diffuse Matter from Star Forming Regions to Active Galaxies. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5425-9_13

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