Molecular Outflow Search in the ρ Ophiuchi A and B2 Regions

Details Molecular Outflow Search in the ρ Ophiuchi A and B2 Regions Molecular Outflow Search in the ρ Ophiuchi A and B2 Regions

Feb 2003

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The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 584, Issue 1, pp. 357-367.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Ism: Clouds, Ism: Individual: Name: Ρ Ophiuchi, Ism: Jets And Outflows, Stars: Formation, Stars: Winds, Outflows

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We have searched for CO molecular outflows associated with the cloud A and B2 of the ρ Ophiuchi star-forming region. On the basis of single -dish 12CO (J=3-2) and interferometric 12CO (J=1-0) observations, we have identified three molecular outflows in the ρ Oph A cloud and one in the ρ Oph B2 cloud. Out of the four outflows observed in these regions, one is the known outflow driven by the Class 0 source, VLA 1623, and the other three are newly discovered ones. The inclination and opacity corrected momentum flux FCO of newly detected outflows are roughly comparable to those of Class I objects observed by Bontemps et al. (1996). All the newly discovered outflows are likely to be driven by Class II sources or near-infrared sources, and none of them is associated with the cold submillimeter-millimeter sources without infrared counter parts. These results indicate that protostars associated with outflows whose mass and momentum flux exceed our detection limit are not formed yet in the high-density ridge of the ρ Oph A region and the northeastern condensation in the ρ Oph B2 region, suggesting that they are considered to be pre-protostellar cores.

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