MOLECULAR LINE OBSERVATIONS TOWARD THE COMPACT HII REGIONS IN W58

  • MINH Y. C. (Korea Astronomy Observatory) ;
  • ROH D. G. (Korea Astronomy Observatory) ;
  • KIM H. R. (Korea Astronomy Observatory)
  • Published : 1994.04.01

Abstract

The 3mm transitions to CO, $^{13}CO,\;CS,\;HCO^+$, and HCN have been observed toward the compact HII regions in W58 using the 14m Daeduk Radio Telescope (DRT). Some of the observed lines show high-velocity wings resulted from outflowing materials of the compact HII regions. We derive the beam averaged column densities of the observed species and compare their relative abundances. The $HCO^+$ abundance appears to be smaller by about an order of magnitude than those of 'typical' quiet molecular clouds. CS may be a good reference molecule in comparing relative abundances in different physical conditions.

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