NH3 observations of compressed postshock molecular gas in ionization-shock fronts around W33

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Ammonia, H Ii Regions, Ionized Gases, Molecular Clouds, Shock Fronts, Star Formation, Computational Astrophysics, Gravitational Effects, Interstellar Gas, Stellar Mass

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We report on 5" resolution observations of the molecular gas around the ultracompact H II regions W33- main in the (J, K) = (1, 1) inversion transition of NH3. Velocity gradients, increased optical depth, and brightened NH3 emission from the gas immediately surrounding the newly formed H II regions suggest compression and heating of the molecular gas similar to what should be found in ionization-shock fronts at the H II region boundaries. Anticorrelated line brightness and optical depth variations along the ionization-shock fronts further suggest the formation of knots of dense gas within the postshock layer either by development of inherent instabilities or the enhancement of pre-existing inhomogeneities.

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