HCOOCH<sub>3</sub>as a probe of temperature and structure in Orion-KL

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Authors

Cécile Favre · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

D. Despois · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

N. Brouillet · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

A. Baudry · Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l'Univers

F. Combes · Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères

M. Guélin · Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique

Abstract

Context. The Orion Kleinmann-Low nebula (Orion-KL) is a complex region of star formation. Whereas its proximity allows studies on a scale of a few hundred AU, spectral confusion makes it difficult to identify molecules with low abundances.

Topics & Keywords

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 532, pp. A32-A32

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201015345

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