Molecular line emission models of Herbig-Haro objects. I - H2 emission

Details Molecular line emission models of Herbig-Haro objects. I - H2 emission Molecular line emission models of Herbig-Haro objects. I - H2 emission

Dec 1991

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 383, Dec. 10, 1991, p. 205-225. Research supported by Rockwell Internationa

Physics

Atomic Physics

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H Lines, Herbig-Haro Objects, Interstellar Gas, Nebulae, Pre-Main Sequence Stars, Shock Waves, Dynamic Models, Emission Spectra, Molecular Excitation, Ultraviolet Radiation, X Rays

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A comprehensive model for molecular hydrogen emssion in Herbig-Haro objects that are associated with the heads of radiative stellar jets is presented by using a simple representation of the jet head as a comprising a leading bow shock and a trailing jet shock, separated by a dense layer of cool shocked gas. Attention is given to collisional excitation in a nondissociative shock and formation pumping in the molecular reformation zone behind a dissociative shock, employing detailed shock and photodissociation-region emission models that incorporate most of the relevant atomic physics and chemistry. The conditions under which each of these excitation mechanisms may be expected to contribute to the observed emission are discussed, and a general diagnostic scheme for discriminating among them is constructed. Applying this scheme to the HH 1-2 system, strong evidence for excitation by the radiation field of a fast shock is found. It is inferred that FUV pumping contributes a significant fraction of the H2 line emission, and it is shown that this can occur only if the UV pump lines are not strongly self-shielded.

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