Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-09-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, 17 figures Accepted A&A Sep. 22 2006
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20065256
The structure of the high galactic latitude Cometary Globule 12 (CG 12) has been investigated by means of radio molecular line observations. Detailed, high signal to noise ratio maps in C18O (1-0), C18O (2-1) and molecules tracing high density gas, CS (3-2), DCO+ (2-1) and H13CO+ (1-0), are presented. The C18O line emission is distributed in a 10' long North-South elongated lane with two strong maxima, CG12 N(orth) and CG12 S(outh). In CG12 S the high density tracers delineate a compact core, DCO+ core, which is offset by 15" from the C18O maximum. The observed strong C18O emission traces the surface of the DCO+ core or a separate, adjacent cloud component. The emission in high density tracers is weak in CG12 N and especially the H13CO+, DCO+ and N2H+ lines are +0.5 km/s offset in velocity with respect to the C18O lines. Evidence is presented that the molecular gas is highly depleted. The observed strong C18O emission towards CG12 N originates in the envelope of this depleted cloud component or in a separate entity seen in the same line of sight. The C18O lines in CG 12 were analyzed using Positive Matrix Factorization, PMF. The shape and the spatial distribution of the individual PMF factors fitted separately to the C18O (1-0) and (2-1) transitions were consistent with each other. The results indicate a complex velocity and line excitation structure in the cloud. Besides separate cloud velocity components the C18O line shapes and intensities are influenced by excitation temperature variations caused by e.g, the molecular outflow or by molecular depletion. Assuming a distance of 630 pc the size of the CG 12 compact head, 1.1 pc by 1.8 pc, and the C18O mass larger than 100 Msun are comparable to those of other nearby low/intermediate mass star formation regions.
Haikala Lauri K.
Olberg Michael
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