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We present a study of the structure and dynamics of the star forming region B1-IRS (IRAS 03301+3057) using the properties of different molecules at high angular resolution (~4''). We have used VLA observations of NH3, CCS, and H2O masers at…

We report new, $\sim$1000 AU spatial resolution observations of 225 GHz dust continuum emission towards the OB cluster-forming molecular clump G33.92+0.11. On parsec scales, this molecular clump presents a morphology with several arm-like…

Infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) are fruitful objects to study the fragmentation of interstellar filaments and initial conditions and early stages of high-mass ($M>8$ M$_{\odot}$) star formation. We used the Yebes 40 m and IRAM 30 m radio…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-27 Oskari Miettinen , Miguel Santander-García

Detections of CO, CS, SO, C2H, HCO+, HCN, HNC, H2CO, and C3H2 reported from LIRS 36, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud. C18O, NO, CH3OH, and most notably CN have not been detected, while the rare isotopes 13CO and,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Y. -N. Chin , C. Henkel , T. J. Millar , J. B. Whiteoak , M. Marx-Zimmer

The carriers of the 21 and 30\,$\mu$m emission features in infrared spectra of circumstellar envelopes are a long-standing enigma. In this paper, we present the results of molecular line observations toward two circumstellar envelopes…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-08-12 Yong Zhang

We present the discovery of a 4 kpc molecular gas lane in the Cygnus A host galaxy, using ALMA CO 2-1 observations. The gas lane is oriented roughly perpendicular to the projected radio jet axis. The CO emission generally follows the clumpy…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-10-12 C. L. Carilli , R. A. Perley , D. A. Perley , V. Dhawan , R. Decarli , A. Evans , K. Nyland

We present high spatial resolution (1.2") mm-interferometric observations of the CO(2-1) line emission in the central 300pc of the late-type spiral galaxy IC342. The data, obtained with the Owens Valley Radio Observatory, allow first-time…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 E. Schinnerer , T. Boeker , D. S. Meier

Observations of dense molecular gas lie at the basis of our understanding of the density and temperature structure of protostellar envelopes and molecular outflows. We aim to characterize the properties of the protostellar envelope,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 T. A. van Kempen , E. F. van Dishoeck , M. R. Hogerheijde , R. Guesten

Aiming at studying the physical properties of Galactic IR bubbles and to explore their impact in triggering massive star formation, we perform a multiwavelength analysis of the bubble HII region Sh2-39 (N5) and its environs. To analyze the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-09-27 N. U. Duronea , C. E. Cappa , L. Bronfman , J. Borissova , M. Gromadzki

We are studying the impact of HII regions on star formation in their associated molecular clouds. In this paper we present JCMT RxA molecular line observations of S175 and environs. This is the first within a sample of ten HII regions and…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Mohaddesseh Azimlu , Michel Fich , Carolyn McCoey

Context: We investigated the molecular gas associated with 6.7 GHz methanol masers throughout the Galaxy using a J=1-0 transition of the CO isotopologues. Methods:Using the 13.7-meter telescope at the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO), we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-09-05 Zhiyuan Ren , Yuefang Wu , Tie Liu , Lixin Li , Di Li , Binggang Ju

After the morphological classification of the 18,190 $^{12}$CO molecular clouds, we further investigate the properties of their internal molecular gas structures traced by the $^{13}$CO($J=$ 1$-$0) line emissions. Using three different…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-08-17 Lixia Yuan , Ji Yang , Fujun Du , Yang Su , Xunchuan Liu , Shaobo Zhang , Yan Sun , Xin Zhou , Qing-Zeng Yan , Yuehui Ma

Some well-studied Herbig Haro objects have associated with them one or more cold, dense, and quiescent clumps of gas. We propose that such clumps near an HH object can be used as a general measure of clumpiness in the molecular cloud that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 W. Whyatt , J. M. Girart , S. Viti , R. Estalella , D. A. Williams

Aims: We searched for the molecular outflows from fifteen molecular clouds associated with ultra-compact and compact HII (UCHII/HII) regions and discussed possible gas heating mechanism. Methods: Mapping observations of CO $J=3-2$ and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Sheng-Li Qin , Jun-Jie Wang , Gang Zhao , Martin Miller , Jun-Hui Zhao

ALMA imaging of the cold molecular medium in the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 1808 is presented. The observations reveal the distribution of molecular gas, traced by $^{12}$CO (1-0) and $^{12}$CO (3-2), and continuum (93 and 350 GHz) across…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-15 Dragan Salak , Yuto Tomiyasu , Naomasa Nakai , Nario Kuno , Yusuke Miyamoto , Hiroyuki Kaneko

This study aims to determine the main physical parameters (N(H2) hydrogen column density and Td dust temperature) of the Interstellar medium, and their distribution in the extended star-forming region, which includes IRAS 05156+3643,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-08 E. H. Nikoghosyan , N. M. Azatyan , D. H. Andreasyan , D. S. Baghdasaryan

The H II region RCW120 is a well-known object, which is often considered as a target to verify theoretical models of gas and dust dynamics in the interstellar medium. However, the exact geometry of RCW120 is still a matter of debate. In…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-16 M. S. Kirsanova , Ya N. Pavlyuchenkov , D. S. Wiebe , P. A. Boley , S. V. Salii , S. V. Kalenskii , A. M. Sobolev , L. D Anderson

We present ALMA sub-arcsecond-resolution observations of both continuum and molecular lines at 345 GHz towards the massive star-forming region IRAS 16351-4722 (hereafter I16351). A total of 12 dust cores were detected based on high spatial…

Understanding the characteristics of young stellar populations is essential for deriving insights into star formation processes within parent molecular clouds and the influence of massive stars. This study focuses on YSOs in the G…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-06-10 N. Azatyan , E. Nikoghosyan , A. Samsonyan , D. Elia , L. Kaper , A. Yeghikyan , D. Andreasyan , D. Baghdasaryan

We present a picture of star formation around the HII region Sh2-235 (S235) based upon data on the spatial distribution of young stellar clusters and the distribution and kinematics of molecular gas around S235. We observed 13CO(1-0) and…