Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Mar 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...442..163l&link_type=abstract
The Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 442, no. 1, p. 163-171
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Interstellar Matter, Milky Way Galaxy, Molecular Clouds, Molecular Spectroscopy, Radio Observation, Abundance, Dipole Moments, Rotational Spectra, Spectrum Analysis, Temperature Profiles, Velocity Distribution
Scientific paper
Most millimeter-wave (13)CO J = 1-0 emission features in the inner regions of the northern Galactic plane are also readily detected in the low-lying rotational lines of rarer species with higher dipole moments such as HCO(+), CS, HCN, and C2H. Such lines are typically 10% as strong as those of (13)CO or 2% as strong as C)-12. Because they are so much harder to excite, these lines might be expected to trace mainly the regions of highest density and temperature. However, their ubiquity and low typical intensity suggest that this is not the case. If the abundance of HCO(+) is typical of local clouds, the observed HCO(+) emission arises in regions relatively moderate pressure (at TK approximately = 15 K, n(H2) approximately = 500 H2/cm).
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