1. OBSERVATIONS OF WARM CARBON CHAIN CHEMISTRY IN NGC 3576.
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Saul, M., Tothill, N. F. H., and Purcell, C. R.
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STELLAR evolution , *SUPERGIANT stars , *ASTROCHEMISTRY , *MOLECULAR clouds , *IONIZATION energy - Abstract
We report observations of warm carbon chain chemistry (WCCC) in NGC 3576, including high angular resolution imaging of an ionization source candidate and the first detection of C5H in a massive star-forming region. In order to investigate the environment associated with birthline emergence, we ask how observed chemical conditions relate to Class 0/1 core differentiation: a systemic shift in peak position between species correlates with giant molecular cloud core gradients in turbulence and age. Emission in several molecular lines including HC3N (11-10), NH3 (1, 1), and C5H supports the G291.3-0.7 ionization front—transitional pre-main-sequence core interaction regulating the WCCC environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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