Star Formation in Ophiuchus |
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Recent advances in our understanding of the physical processes which
take place during protostellar evolution have lead to the suggestion
of an evolutionary sequence. In this proposed evolutionary sequence,
molecular outflow characteristics are expected to evolve with
age. In order to better understand this evolutionary sequence, we
have conducted a survey of the outflow characteristics toward several
protostars in Rho Ophiuchus by imaging the CO 2-1 emission over a
35x17 square arcminute region. By comparing these data with the ISOCAM census of all of the embedded YSO's in the Rho Ophiuchus core (Bontemps et. al. 1999), the 1.3mm continuum emission imaged by Motte et.al.(1997), and the Bontemps et.al. (1996) survey of outflow properties, we have further defined the outflow evolution of the YSO's in the Ophiuchus star formation region. Investigator(s): J. G. Mangum, P. Andre, S. Bontemps This image is available in the following downloadable versions:
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Telescope
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12m
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Date of Observation
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1998-02-22
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Type of Observation
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Spectral Line Observations
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Center of Image
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RA: 16:24:4.00, Dec: -24:24:30.00 (B1950)
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Field of View
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0.5833 x 0.2833 degrees
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