Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-02-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
ApJ accepted, 26 pages including 5 embedded figures, uses AASTEX. Also available at http://www-astronomy.mps.ohio-state.edu/~m
Scientific paper
10.1086/304322
We present near-infrared spectroscopy of fluorescent molecular hydrogen (H_2) emission from molecular filaments in the reflection nebula NGC 7023. We derive the relative column densities of H_2 rotational-vibrational states from the measured line emission and compare these results with several model photodissociation regions covering a range of densities, incident UV-fields, and excitation mechanisms. Our best-fit models for one filament suggest, but do not require, either a combination of different densities, suggesting clumps of 10^6 cm^{-3} in a 10^4 - 10^5 cm^{-3} filament, or a combination of fluorescent excitation and thermally-excited gas, perhaps due to a shock from a bipolar outflow. We derive densities and UV fields for these molecular filaments that are in agreement with previous determinations.
Hora Joseph L.
Martini Paul
Sellgren Kris
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