3 papers
astro-ph.GA2026
ALOHA IRDCs Molecular Line Follow-up: I. Gas properties and kinematics
Jinjin Xie, Yaoting Yan, Zhiyuan Ren +109
Infrared Dark Clouds are ideal sites for investigating the initial conditions of massive star and cluster formation. The A Lei Of the Habitat and Assembly of Infrared Dark Clouds (…
astro-ph.GA2026
An inverted infall profile for the collapse of the massive star-forming IRDC SDC335.579-0.292
Jinjin Xie, Gary A. Fuller, Di Li +8
There is increasing evidence for global collapse of clumps over parsec-scales in massive star formation regions. Such collapse may result in characteristic molecular line emission…
astro-ph.GA2026
Large scale mapping of [CI] and the [CI]-to-CO transition in Ophiuchus molecular cloud
Jifeng Xia, Ningyu Tang, Thomas G. Bisbas +10
Atomic carbon ([CI]) is a key species in the carbon chemistry of the interstellar medium (ISM). Using the Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS), we conducted a [CI](P$_…