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Molecular Cloud Densities from Observations of Carbon Monosulfide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Richard A. Linke  and
Paul F. Goldsmith
Richard A. Linke
Affiliation:
Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey
Paul F. Goldsmith
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts

Abstract

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We have made carefully calibrated measurements of the J=1→0 and J=2→1 transitions of CS in 32 molecular sources in order to obtain density and fractional abundance information from the excitation of this molecule. The antennas used provided beams of nearly equal size. The line intensities, which fall between 1 and 5K, have typically been determined with a (1σ) uncertainty of ∼10%. The two transitions show nearly equal intensities and linewidths which are, respectively, about one tenth and one half of the corresponding quantities for CO. Our observations are seen to be in good agreement with the results of excitation calculations involving either a velocity gradient model or a purely micro-turbulent model since in both cases optical depths are small (0.3 to 3.0). Values obtained for n(H2) and X(CS)/dv/dr from the velocity gradient model fall in the range 2×104 to 2×105 cm−3 and 3×10−11 to 3×10−10 (km s−1pc−1)−1 respectively.

Type
Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 87: Interstellar Molecules , 1980 , pp. 117 - 121
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1980 

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