Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995aas...187.2010c&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 187th AAS Meeting, #20.10; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 27, p.1315
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Monoceros R2 dense core region was observed in molecular emission lines of CS, C(34) S, H_2CO, HCN, H(13) CN, HCO(+) , H(13) CO(+) , and CH_3OH. We suggest that the main part of the dense core can be explained as a parsec-scale toroid around the H ii region with its symmetry axis roughly parallel to the CO outflow axis and the magnetic field direction. The toroid is rotating around the symmetry axis but does not show noticeable contraction or expansion. The Omega ~ r(-1) rotation profile and relatively small rotation energy indicate that rotation alone cannot supported the dense core. We modeled the toroid with a 2-dimensional non-LTE radiative transfer code. Our simple model with constant density can reproduce the observed CS J = 2->1, 3->2, and 5->4 transitions very well. Observed CS J = 7->6 line strength, however, implies some density gradient. Analysis of the H_2CO and HCO(+) lines suggests there are some density fluctuations in the toroid. We simulated models with clumpy structure and models with density gradient. The temperature estimate from the toroid model is higher than what is expected from a spherical cloud but consistent with estimates from the H_2CO line ratio.
Bachiller Rafael
Choi Minho
Evans Neal J. II
Tafalla Mario
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