McCutcheon, W. H.; Matthews, H. E.; White, G. J. and Kuiper, T. B. H.
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Abstract
NGC 6334 (1=351°.1, b=0°.7, distance = 1.7 kpc) is a region where multiple star formation has occurred and is still ongoing. In the far infrared, it consists of 6 compact objects all lying along a southwest-northeast line with a projected distance of 9 pc (Loughran et al. 1986). We have undertaken a multi-wavelength study of the complex in the millimetre and sub-millimetre wavelength range to develop a better understanding of the global astrophysics of star formation processes. J = 2→1 CO emission and isotopomers were mapped over the entire complex, and CS 7→6 as well as CO 3→2 emission were mapped over the northern part only. In addition, for the two northernmost sites I and I(N), we have carried out a spectral line survey covering the frequency ranges 219-231 GHz and 335-348 GHz. some results shown are the following: i) a ridge 8 - 9 pc long of arge axial ratio dominates the maps of CO emission.; it is also present in CS maps, which indicates the presence of dense gas; ii) region I has a very energetic outflow; the mechanical luminosity, apart from that of OMC1, is among the largest known; iii) region I is an abundant source of molecules, rivalling OMC1 and Sgr B2 as a molecular factory.
| Item Type: | Conference Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 1996 The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |
| ISSN: | 0035-872X |
| Extra Information: | Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,
Vol. 90, No. 5 - 6, p. 321 |
| Keywords: | star-forming regions: spectroscopy |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Science > Physical Sciences |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR) |
| Item ID: | 33329 |
| Depositing User: | Glenn White |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2012 14:58 |
| Last Modified: | 25 May 2012 01:50 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/33329 |
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