Detection of 6 K gas in Ophiuchus D

2008/02/13 by J. Harju, M. Juvela, S. Schlemmer +3 · 2 citations
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Fullerene Chemistry and Applications #Interstellar cloud #Interstellar medium #Molecular cloud #Ophiuchus #Phase (matter) #Protostar #Star formation #Stellar evolution #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20079259

7 pages, 5 figures, accepted for Astronomy and Astrophysics

arxiv created 2008/02/13 · openalex publication_date 2008/02/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Context. Cold cores in interstellar molecular clouds represent the very first phase in star formation. The physical conditions of these objects are studied in order to understand how molecular clouds evolve and how stellar masses are determined.

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