Physics
Scientific paper
May 1996
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American Physical Society, APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, May 2-5, 1996, abstract #A10.04
Physics
Scientific paper
Dark clouds are known to be regions of star formation. The molecular clouds in Cygnus are one such region; in particular Lynds cloud L988. Within this cloud there are several candidates for protostars in the bipolar phase of their evolution. In this paper we shall analyse the spectral images of object L988-e. This evaluation is done at both continuum and line emission wavelengths in order to determine the physical characteristics of the object. We use the continuum wavelengths, J, H, K, to identify the spectral class of stellar objects. Since these wavelengths are also sensitive to the scattering of light we can also determine if there is dust extinction, as well as emission nebulosity; thermal dust emission contributes at longer wavelengths and transiently heated dust emission at shorter wavelengths. At the line emission wavelengths of 2.12 and 2.17 microns we shall look for shocked molecular hydrogen emission, which arises in a bipolar flow where there are supersonic motions, and ionized hydrogen regions near hot stars.
Galayda Suzanne
Pipher Judith
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