Distances to diffuse interstellar clouds from IRAS measurements and observations of optical absorption lines

Details Distances to diffuse interstellar clouds from IRAS measurements and observations of optical absorption lines Distances to diffuse interstellar clouds from IRAS measurements and observations of optical absorption lines

Oct 1991

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Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 102, Oct. 1991, p. 1393-1397. Research supported by NASA.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Ophiuchi Clouds, B Stars, Diffuse Radiation, Reflection Nebulae, Ultraviolet Radiation

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Distances to diffuse interstellar clouds were determined from the amount of ultraviolet radiation that penetrates into the cloud and that arises from a nearby B star. The environment around 67 Ophiuchi, 20 Aquilae, kappa Aquilae, and 9 Cephei were studied. The intensities at 60 and 100 micron, as measured by IRAS, were used to derive dust temperatures for the clouds. Enhanced dust temperatures would indicate an influence of the star's radiation field on a cloud. Observation of molecular absorption were compared to the results of simplified chemical models in order to search for enhanced photodissociation that is caused by the star. Enhanced dust temperatures were observed for clouds in the vicinities of 20 Aql, kappa Agl, and 9 Cep. The range of the star's influence was found to be typically 1-5 pc. On the other hand, chemical analyses of the molecular data, which pertain to foreground gas, did not reveal the presence of enhanced dissociative flux from the sample of stars. Thus, upper limits were derived for the distances from the sun to the foreground material.

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