Warm molecular gas in the M17 SW nebula
Abstract
High resolution maps of the 12CO J = 6 → 5 line and the [C I]3P2 →3P1 (370 μm) fine-structure transition in the Galactic nebula M17 SW are presented. The maps were obtained using the dual color multiple pixel receiver CHAMP+ on the APEX† telescope.
- Publication:
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Highlights of Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- November 2010
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2010HiA....15..401P
- Keywords:
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- galactic: ISM;
- galactic: individual: M17 SW;
- molecules: <SUP>12</SUP>CO;
- atoms: [C I]