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view Abstract Citations (43) References (49) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Further Studies of the Role of Dense Molecular Clouds around Outflow Sources Verdes-Montenegro, Lourdes ; Torrelles, Jose M. ; Rodriguez, Luis F. ; Anglada, Guillem ; Lopez, Rosario ; Estalella, Robert ; Canto, Jorge ; Ho, Paul T. P. Abstract The (J,K) = (1,1) and (2,2) ammonia inversion transitions toward six regions with active star formation and evidence of gas outflows have been observed. Ammonia emission has been detected and mapped in five of these regions: AFGL 5142, AFGL 5157, AFGL 6366S, HHL 73, and S140N. NH3 (2,2) emission was detected toward the peak of the NH3 (1,1) core of AFGL 5157 and S140N. A rotational temperature of T(R) (2,2;1,1) = about 16 K was estimated for the two regions. Two new H2O masers of intense emission, S(nu) greater or equal 40 Jy, were detected toward the ammonia cores of AFGL 5142 and AFGL 5157. It is clear that the dense NH3 gas is closely associated with the star formation activities, since the ammonia cores in all peak close to the centers of activity. In particular, the AFGL 5157 ammonia condensation coincides with the geometrical center of a bipolar molecular outflow, suggesting that the exciting source is embedded in the ammonia core. In contrast, the molecular outflow in the AFGL 6366S region is located at the southeast edge of the NH3 condensation, suggesting that the exciting source is outside the ammonia core and that the morphology of the outflow may be influenced by the interaction with the dense ambient gas. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: November 1989 DOI: 10.1086/168000 Bibcode: 1989ApJ...346..193V Keywords: Astronomical Spectroscopy; Molecular Clouds; Star Formation; Water Masers; Emission Spectra; Herbig-Haro Objects; Pre-Main Sequence Stars; Velocity Distribution; Astrophysics; INTERSTELLAR: MOLECULES; STARS: PRE--MAIN-SEQUENCE; NEBULAE: GENERAL; MASERS full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (5)
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