Submillimeter and far-infrared line observations of M17 SW - A clumpy molecular cloud penetrated by ultraviolet radiation

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Sep 1988

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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 332, Sept. 1, 1988, p. 379-399. Research supported by Rockwell Internationa

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

248

Infrared Astronomy, Interstellar Matter, Molecular Clouds, Nebulae, Ultraviolet Absorption, B Stars, Carbon Monoxide, H Ii Regions, Star Formation, Submillimeter Waves

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Millimeter, submillimeter, and far-IR spectroscopic observations of the M17 SW star formation region are reported. Strong forbidden C II 158 micron and CO J = 7 - 6 line emission arises in an H II region/molecular cloud interface of several pc thickness. Weaker forbidden C II emission appears to be extended over 15 pc throughout the molecular cloud. CO J = 14 - 13 and forbidden O I 145 micron spectra indicate high temperatures and densities for both molecular and atomic gas in the interface. The results require the molecular cloud near the interface to be clumpy or filamentary. The extended forbidden C II emission throughout the molecular cloud has a level around 20 times higher than expected from a single molecular cloud interface exposed to an ultraviolet radiation field typical of the solar neighborhood. The high gas temperature of molecular material in the UV-illuminated interface region suggests that CO self-shielding and heating of CO by photoelectrons are important.

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