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2000MNRAS.314..743G - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 314, 743-746 (2000/June-1)

Ammonia observations of the nearby molecular cloud MBM 12.

GOMEZ J.F., TRAPERO J., PASCUAL S., PATEL N., MORALES C. and TORRELLES J.M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present NH3(1,1) and (2,2) observations of MBM 12, the closest known molecular cloud (65-pc distance), aimed at finding evidence for on-going star formation processes. No local temperature (with a Trot upper limit of 12K) or linewidth enhancement is found, which suggests that the area of the cloud that we have mapped (∼15-arcmin size) is not currently forming stars. Therefore this nearby `starless' molecular gas region is an ideal laboratory to study the physical conditions preceding new star formation.

A radio continuum source has been found in Very Large Array archive data, close to but outside the NH3 emission. This source is likely to be a background object.


Abstract Copyright: 2000, Royal Astronomical Society

Journal keyword(s): stars: formation - ISM: clouds - ISM: individual: MBM 12 - ISM: molecules - radio lines: ISM

Nomenclature: p.744: [GTP2000] VLA B0253+192 N=1.

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