Abstract
view Abstract Citations (13) References (16) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Contraction of the Orion Nebula cluster - molecular cloud A complex. Fallon, F. W. ; Gerola, H. ; Sofia, S. Abstract Observational evidence is presented in support of the view that the width of the molecular lines in Orion is produced by a contraction of the cloud with a velocity directly proportional to the distance from the cloud center. The main support is provided by close agreement between the motions of the cloud and that of the stars embedded in it. A further implication of this agreement is that star formation occurred throughout the Orion cloud, rather than only in the dense center as predicted by the conventional picture of star formation. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: November 1977 DOI: 10.1086/155617 Bibcode: 1977ApJ...217..719F Keywords: Interstellar Gas; Molecular Gases; Nebulae; Star Clusters; Stellar Evolution; Stellar Motions; Angular Momentum; Astronomical Maps; Carbon Monoxide; Line Spectra; Orion Constellation; Turbulence; Astrophysics full text sources ADS |
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