OBSERVATIONS OF CO J = 2 $\to$ 1 AND 3 $\to$ 2 LINES TOWARD EXTREMELY HIGH VELOCITY OUTFLOWS

  • CHOI MINHO (Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica)
  • Published : 1996.12.01

Abstract

We observed CO J = 2 $\to$ 1 and J = 3 $\to$ 2 lines toward several star formation regions with extremely high velocity (EHV) outflows: W3 IRS5, W28 A2, GL2591, S140, and Cepheus A. The full width of the wings are 90-235 km $s^{-1}$. Some wings show clear break of slope in the line profile implying that the nature of the EHV outflow is different from that of the high velocity outflow. We suggest that the EHV CO wing emission is tracing CO molecules in the stellar wind or jet which drives the high velocity outflow.

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