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Ammonia Mapping of the Southern Molecular Cloud NGC 6334

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. R. Forster ,
J. B. Whiteoak ,
F. F. Gardner ,
W. L. Peters  and
T. B. H. Kuiper
J. R. Forster
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
J. B. Whiteoak
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
F. F. Gardner
Affiliation:
Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO, Sydney
W. L. Peters
Affiliation:
Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, USA
T. B. H. Kuiper
Affiliation:
JPL/Caltech, USA
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Abstract

The Parkes 64-m antenna has been used to map ammonia emission in the (J,K = 1,1) and (J,K = 2,2) transitions toward molecular cloud complex NGC 6334. This complex contains a number of OH and H2O masers, HII regions and IR sources, and is a rich source of molecular line emission.

Distributions of observed and derived quantities are presented with a linear resolution of ∼ 1 pc. Velocity anomalies are present near the two OH masers NGC 6334A and B, and the source of ammonia emission located near the northernmost H2O maser is one of the most intense sources of NH3 emission in the Galaxy.

Type
Spectroscopy
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , 1987 , pp. 189 - 193
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1987

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