Velocity profiles of high-excitation molecular hydrogen lines

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Molecular Excitation, Molecular Spectra, Orion Nebula, Velocity Distribution, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Fluorescence, Molecular Energy Levels, Photodissociation

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Profiles of three lines of molecular hydrogen near 2.2 microns, originating from widely spaced energy levels, have been measured at a resolution of 32 km/s at Peak 1 in the Orion molecular outflow. The three lines, 1 - 0 S(1), 2 - 1 S(1), and 3 - 2 S(3), are found to have identical profiles. This result rules out any significant contribution to the population of the higher energy levels of molecular hydrogen at Peak 1 by fluorescence, and is generally consistent with emission from multiple J-type shocks.

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