Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1985
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985acaps...5..199x&link_type=abstract
(Acta Astrophysica Sinica, vol. 5, no. 3-4, 1985, p. 199-205) Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0275-1062), vol. 9, Dec.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Ammonia, Molecular Clouds, Orion Nebula, Star Distribution, Stellar Radiation, Hyperfine Structure, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Excitation, Radio Astronomy, Stellar Evolution
Scientific paper
The molecular cloud NGC 2023 has been observed in the NH3 rotation-inversion lines NH3 (1.1) and NH3 (2.2). The hyperfine structures shown in these lines can be advantageously used to derive the physical parameters of the cloud. It is confirmed that the star HD 37903 is the unique exciting source of the cloud and heated dust is the exciting medium. Analysis leads to the conclusion that the star is located on the periphery of the cloud, as in Zuckerman's 'blister' model. If HD 37003 originated in NGC 2023, then the star will have existed long enough to blow away the molecular cloud to a distance of 0.1 pc. There may exist clumps of relatively high density in the cloud.
Winnewisser Gisbert
Xing Jianhua
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