Variations in the abundance of transiently heated particles within nearby molecular clouds

Details Variations in the abundance of transiently heated particles within nearby molecular clouds Variations in the abundance of transiently heated particles within nearby molecular clouds

Nov 1990

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 364, Nov. 20, 1990, p. 136-145. Research supported by CNRS.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Abundance, Heating, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Color, Emission Spectra, Far Infrared Radiation, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Ultraviolet Radiation

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IRAS images of molecular clouds in the Chamaeleon, Taurus, and Ursa Major complexes show that the mid-IR emission from transiently heated particles is distributed very differently from the 100 micron emission from large dust grains. The ratio between 12 and 100 micron emission varies by more than one order of magnitude in each complex from about 5 times to about one-quarter of the average value in the solar neighborhood. Within a complex, color variations are seen on all scales. No significant variations of the I(v)(100 micron)/A(v) ratio are observed between clouds of widely different mid- to far-IR color. It is shown that neither the large amplitude of the color variations nor their morphology can be explained by changes of the excitation by the UV radiation field and it is concluded that the color variations trace variations in the abundance of transiently heated particles. A scenario is proposed which relates the abundance variations to the cycling of interstellar matter between the gas-phase and grain surfaces.

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