Physical conditions of molecular bullets along protostellar outflows probed through high-J SiO emission

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Stars: Formation, Ism: Jets And Outflows, Ism: Molecules

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We present the observations of SiO transitions from J=2-1 (86.85 GHz) up to J=11-10 (477.50 GHz), obtained at IRAM and JCMT telescopes, of several high velocity bullets located along the jets of the low mass protostars L1448-mm and L1157-mm. Such observations, have been analysed to derive the physical conditions pertaining to these dense and compact condensations. The gas responsible for the SiO emission turns out to be not only very dense (n > 105 cm-3) but also warm, with temperatures larger than 300K for most of the bullets, which show different excitation conditions. Such high temperature reconciles the derived high SiO abundance with the presence of shocks strong enough to allow the release of silicon from the dust grains. Comparisons with other tracers of warm molecular shocked gas such as H2, high-J CO and H2O transitions observed by ISO are also discussed.

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