Physical conditions in molecular clouds

Details Physical conditions in molecular clouds Physical conditions in molecular clouds

Sep 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989rmxaa..18...21e&link_type=abstract

(Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and CONACYT, Conferencia Mexicana-Texana de Astrofisica, 2nd, Mexico City, MX, Feb. 22-

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Gas Density, Interstellar Gas, Molecular Clouds, Star Formation, Density Distribution, Far Infrared Radiation, Molecular Excitation, Submillimeter Waves

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Recent developments have complicated the picture of the physical conditions in molecular clouds. The discoveries of widespread emission from high-J lines of CD and 12-micron IRAS emission have revealed the presence of considerably hotter gas and dust near the surfaces of molecular clouds. These components can complicate interpretation of the bulk of the cloud gas. Commonly assumed relations between column density or mean density and cloud size are called into question by conflicting results and by consideration of selection effects. Analysis of density and density structure through molecular excitation has shown that very high densities exist in star formation regions, but unresolved structure and possible chemical effects complicate the interpretation. High resolution far-IR and submillimeter observations offer a complementary approach and are beginning to test theoretical predictions of density gradients in clouds.

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