Compression and ablation of the photo-irradiated molecular cloud the Orion Bar

Javier R. Goicoechea (), Jérôme Pety, Sara Cuadrado, José Cernicharo, Edwige Chapillon, Asunción Fuente, Maryvonne Gerin, Christine Joblin, Nuria Marcelino and Paolo Pilleri
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Javier R. Goicoechea: Grupo de Astrofísica Molecular, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Calle Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz 3
Jérôme Pety: Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), 300 rue de la Piscine
Sara Cuadrado: Grupo de Astrofísica Molecular, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Calle Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz 3
José Cernicharo: Grupo de Astrofísica Molecular, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Calle Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz 3
Edwige Chapillon: Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique (IRAM), 300 rue de la Piscine
Asunción Fuente: Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (OAN-IGN). Apartado 112
Maryvonne Gerin: Laboratoire d’Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et Atmosphères (LERMA), Observatoire de Paris, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Unité Mixte de Rechersche (UMR) 8112, École Normale Supérieure, PSL Research University, 24 rue Lhomond
Christine Joblin: Université de Toulouse, Université Paul-Sabatier-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UPS-OMP), Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP)
Nuria Marcelino: Grupo de Astrofísica Molecular, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (CSIC), Calle Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz 3
Paolo Pilleri: Université de Toulouse, Université Paul-Sabatier-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (UPS-OMP), Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP)

Nature, 2016, vol. 537, issue 7619, 207-209

Abstract: One-arcsecond-resolution millimetre-wave images enable the surface of the Orion Bar molecular cloud to be resolved, revealing a fragmented ridge of high-density substructures, photoablative gas flows and instabilities that suggest that the cloud edge has been compressed by a high-pressure wave expanding into the molecular cloud, in contrast to predictions from static equilibrium models.

Date: 2016
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