Studies of Molecular Clouds associated with H II Regions: S175

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2009-03-24

arxiv.org/abs/0903.3942v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

33 pages, 11 figures, 6 tables, accepted for publication in Astronomical Journal

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We are studying the impact of HII regions on star formation in their associated molecular clouds. In this paper we present JCMT RxA molecular line observations of S175 and environs. This is the first within a sample of ten HII regions and their surrounding molecular clouds selected for our study. We first make 7'x 7' maps in $^{12}$CO(2-1), which are used to investigate the structure of the cloud and to identify individual clumps. Single point observations were made in $^{13}$CO(2-1) and CS(5-4) at the peak of the $^{12}$CO(2-1) emission within each clump in order to measure the physical properties of the gas. Densities, temperatures, clump masses, peak velocities, and line widths were measured and calculated using these observations. We have identified two condensations (S175A and S175B) in the molecular cloud associated with this HII region. S175A is adjacent to the ionization front and is expected to be affected by the HII region while S175B is too distant to be disturbed. We compare the structure and gas properties of these two regions to investigate how the molecular gas has been affected by the HII region. S175A has been heated by the HII region and partially compressed by the ionized gas front, but contrary to our expectation it is a quiescent region while S175B is very turbulent and dynamically active. Our investigation for the source of turbulence in S175B resulted in the detection of an outflow within this region.

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