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WISHes coming true: water in low-mass star-forming regions with Herschel
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2011
Abstract
Water is a key molecule for tracing physical and chemical processes in star-forming regions. The key program “Water in star-forming regions with Herschel” is observing several water transitions towards low-mass protostars with HIFI. Results regarding the 557 GHz transition of water are reported here showing that the line is surprisingly broad, and consists of several different velocity components. The bulk of the emission comes from shocks, where the abundance is increased by several orders of magnitude to ~10-4. The abundance of water in the outer envelope is determined to ~10-8, whereas only an upper limit of 10-5 is derived for the inner, warm envelope.
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- Research Article
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- European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 52: Conditions and Impact of Star Formation , 2011 , pp. 177 - 180
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- © EAS, EDP Sciences 2011