MM and subMM molecular line observations of the southwest lobe of L1551: Evidence of a shell structure

Details MM and subMM molecular line observations of the southwest lobe of L1551: Evidence of a shell structure MM and subMM molecular line observations of the southwest lobe of L1551: Evidence of a shell structure

Oct 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986inpr.conf....3r&link_type=abstract

In NASA. Ames Research Center Summer School on Interstellar Processes; Abstracts of Contributed Papers p 3-4 (SEE N87-15043 06-

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Molecular Spectra, Star Formation, Carbon Monoxide, Hydrocyanic Acid, Line Spectra, Millimeter Waves, Radicals, Radio Astronomy, Submillimeter Waves

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Observations have been made of the southwest outflow lobe of L1551 in several millimeter and submillimeter molecular lines. Maps have been made in the J=3-2 and J=2-1 transitions of CO over areas of 7.5 by 2.5 arc minutes and 5 by 5 arc minutes respectively at UKIRT. More detailed maps have also been made in the J=2-1 CO transition over an area of about 6 by 3.5 arc minutes at the NRAO 12m telescope. Additional observations of the J=4-3 transitions of HCN, HCO(+) abd H(13)CO(+) were made at selected positions. The HC(+) J=4-3 transition was detected at several positions along the outflow axis and at the position of IRS 5. Similarly the HCN J=4-3 transition was detected at the position of IRS 5 and also at a position close to HH29. However, the J=4-3 transition of H(13)CO(+) was bit detected at the position of IRS 5 even through it was observed at the position close to HH29 with a peak corrected antenna temperature of 0.23K at a V(LSR) of 1 km s(-1). The detection of the J=4-3 transitions of both HCO(+) and H(13)CO(+) close to the position of HH29 suggest the presence of very dense gas in this region. LVG analysis of the various molecular lines observed give a kinetic temperature between 10 and 15K and a density from 10(5) to 10(6) cm(-3) at the position of IRS 5 at the ambient cloud velocity. At the position close to HH29 LVG analysis of the CO observations gives a density between 10(3) and 10(4) cm(-3) at a kinetic temperature of 25k for a V(LSR) of 0 km s(-1). To the southwest of HH29 there is a large decrease in both the linewidth and intensity of CO emission. This may be due to the interaction between the outflow and a dense clump of gas which gives rise to HH29. The maps of the CO J=3-2 and CO J=2-1 emission integrated in 3.25 km s intervals show the shell structure postulated by Snell and Schloerb (1985).

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