Observing the gas temperature drop in the high-density nucleus of L 1544

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P. Caselli · Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory

M. Walmsley · Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory

M. Tafalla · Spanish National Observatory

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Context.The thermal structure of a starless core is crucial for our understanding of the physics in these objects and hence for our understanding of star formation. Theory predicts a gas temperature drop in the inner ~5000 AU of the pre-stellar core L 1544, but there has been no observational proof of this.

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

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Published in: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 470, Issue 1, pp. 221-230

DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077613

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Observing the gas temperature drop in the high-density nucleus of L 1544

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