Studies of the distinct regions due to CO selective dissociation in the Aquila molecular cloud

Abstract

Aims. We investigate the role of selective dissociation in the process of star formation by comparing the physical parameters of protostellar-prestellar cores and the distinct regions with the CO isotope distributions in photodissociation regions. We seek to understand whether there is a better connection between the evolutionary age of star forming regions and the effect of selective dissociation Methods. Wide-field observations of the ${}^{12}\mathrm{CO}$, ${}^{13}\mathrm{CO}$, and ${\mathrm{C}}^{18}\mathrm{O}$ ( J = 1 - 0) emission lines are used to study the ongoing star formation activity in the Aquila molecular region, and the 70 $\mu$m and 250 $\mu$m data are used to describe the heating of the surrounding material and as an indicator of the evolutionary age of the core. Results. The protostellar-prestellar cores are found at locations with the highest ${\mathrm{C}}^{18}\mathrm{O}$ column densities and their increasing evolutionary age would relate to an increasing 70$\mu$m/250$\mu$m emission ratio at their location. An evolutionary age of the cores may also follow from the ${}^{13}\mathrm{CO}$ versus ${\mathrm{C}}^{18}\mathrm{O}$ abundance ratio, which decreases with increasing ${\mathrm{C}}^{18}\mathrm{O}$ column densities. The original mass has been estimated for nine representative star formation regions and the original mass of the region correlated well with the integrated 70 $\mu$m flux density. Similarly, the $X_{{}^{13}\mathrm{CO}}$/$X_{{\mathrm{C}}^{18}\mathrm{O}}$ implying the dissociation rate for these regions correlates with the 70$\mu$m/250$\mu$m flux density ratio and reflects the evolutionary age of the star formation activity.

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