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University of Massachusetts Amherst

Gopal Narayanan

2012

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Molecular Outlfows Identified In The Fcrao Co Survey Of The Taurus Molecular Cloud, Gopal Narayanan, Ronald Snell, Ashley Bemis Jan 2012

Molecular Outlfows Identified In The Fcrao Co Survey Of The Taurus Molecular Cloud, Gopal Narayanan, Ronald Snell, Ashley Bemis

Gopal Narayanan

Jets and outflows are an integral part of the star formation process. While there are many detailed studies of molecular outflows towards individual star-forming sites, few studies have surveyed an entire star-forming molecular cloud for this phenomenon. The 100-deg2 Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory CO survey of the Taurus Molecular Cloud provides an excellent opportunity to undertake an unbiased survey of a large, nearby, molecular cloud complex for molecular outflow activity. Our study provides information on the extent, energetics and frequency of outflows in this region, which are then used to assess the impact of outflows on the parent molecular …