Showing papers by "Gordon J. Stacey published in 1982"
TL;DR: In this paper, the Kleinmann-Low Nebula in Orion was observed to have a transition of CO at 153 microns and at a flux level of 7 x 10 to the -17th W/sq cm.
Abstract: Observations of the Kleinmann-Low Nebula in Orion detected the J = 17-J = 16 transition of CO at 153 microns and at a flux level of 7 x 10 to the -17th W/sq cm. The total mass of hot (not less than about 750 K) carbon monoxide in the nebula is estimated at 8 x 10 to the 30th g, and the total hydrogen mass at this temperature is assessed to be about 1.5 solar masses. A CO column density of about 4 x 10 to the 17th per sq cm is derived for the region, which agrees with those predictions made by Storey et al. (1981), and an apparent deficit of oxygen in the nebula is discussed.
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