Physical properties of dense cores in Orion B9

Details Physical properties of dense cores in Orion B9 Physical properties of dense cores in Orion B9

2010-09-07

arxiv.org/abs/1009.1275v2

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

17 pages, 11 figures, 7 tables. Accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Version 2: minor language corrections

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We aim to determine the physical and chemical properties of dense cores in Orion B9. We observed the NH3(1,1) and (2,2), and the N2H+(3-2) lines towards the submm peak positions. These data are used in conjunction with our LABOCA 870 micron dust continuum data. The gas kinetic temperature in the cores is between ~9.4-13.9 K. The non-thermal velocity dispersion is subsonic in most of the cores. The non-thermal linewidth in protostellar cores appears to increase with increasing bolometric luminosity. The core masses are very likely drawn from the same parent distribution as the core masses in Orion B North. Starless cores in the region are likely to be gravitationally bound, and thus prestellar. Some of the cores have a lower radial velocity than the systemic velocity of the region, suggesting that they are members of the "low-velocity part" of Orion B. The observed core-separation distances deviate from the corresponding random-like model distributions. The distances between the nearest-neighbours are comparable to the thermal Jeans length. The fractional abundances of NH3 and N2H+ in the cores are ~1.5-9.8x10^{-8} and ~0.2-5.9x10^{-10}, respectively. The NH3 abundance appears to decrease with increasing H2 column and number densities. The NH3/N2H+ column density ratio is larger in starless cores than in cores with embedded protostars. The core population in Orion B9 is comparable in physical properties to those in nearby low-mass star-forming regions. It is unclear if the origin of cores could be explained by turbulent fragmentation. On the other hand, many of the core properties conform with the picture of dynamic core evolution. The Orion B9 region has probably been influenced by the feedback from the nearby Ori OB 1b group, and the fragmentation of the parental cloud into cores could be caused by gravitational instability.

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