Molecular Hydrogen in the Lagoon: H2 line emission from Messier 8

Details Molecular Hydrogen in the Lagoon: H2 line emission from Messier 8 Molecular Hydrogen in the Lagoon: H2 line emission from Messier 8

2002-01-30

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0201496v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

11 pages, 4 figures (1 in colour). Submitted to Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, December 2001

Scientific paper

10.1071/AS02001

The 2.12 micron v=1-0 S(1) line of molecular hydrogen has been imaged in the Hourglass region of M8. The line is emitted from a roughly bipolar region, centred around the O7 star Herschel 36. The peak H2 1-0 S(1) line intensity is 8.2 x 10E-15 erg s-1 cm-2 arcsec-2. The line centre emission velocity varies from -25 kms in the SE lobe to +45 kms in the NW lobe. The distribution is similar to that of the CO J=3-2 line. The H2 line appears to be shock-excited when a bipolar outflow from Herschel 36 interacts with the ambient molecular cloud. The total luminosity of all H2 lines is estimated to be ~ 16 Lsun and the mass of the hot molecular gas ~9 x 10E-4 Msun (without any correction for extinction).

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