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most citedSearching for massive pre--stellar cores through observations of N2H+ and N2D+

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astro-ph200731 cited

Highly deuterated pre-stellar cores in a high-mass star formation region

F. Fontani, P. Caselli, T. L. Bourke +2

We have observed the deuterated gas in the high-mass star formation region IRAS 05345+3157 at high-angular resolution, in order to determine the morphology and the nature of such g…

astro-ph200770 cited

Comparative study of complex N- and O-bearing molecules in hot molecular cores

F. Fontani, I. Pascucci, P. Caselli +3

We have observed several emission lines of two Nitrogen-bearing (C2H5CN and C2H3CN) and two Oxygen-bearing (CH3OCH3 and HCOOCH3) molecules towards a sample of well-known hot molecu…

astro-ph200692 cited

Searching for massive pre--stellar cores through observations of N2H+ and N2D+

F. Fontani, P. Caselli, A. Crapsi +4

We have measured the deuterium fractionation (through the column density ratio N(N2D+)/N(N2H+)) and the CO depletion factor (ratio between expected and observed CO abundance) in a…

astro-ph2004

Search for massive protostellar candidates in the southern hemisphere: I. Association with dense gas

F. Fontani, M. T. Beltran, J. Brand +4

(Abridged) We have observed CS and C17O lines, and 1.2 mm cont. emission towards a sample of 130 high-mass protostellar candidates with DEC<-30 deg. This is the first step of the s…

astro-ph2004

Nature of two massive protostellar candidates: IRAs 21307+5049 and IRAS 22172+5549

F. Fontani, R. Cesaroni, L. Testi +4

We present observations of continuum and molecular lines towards the protostar candidates IRAS 21307+5049 and IRAS 22172+5549. Single-dish maps in the 12CO(2--1), C18O(2--1), HCO+(…

astro-ph2003

IRAS 23385+6053: a candidate protostellar massive object

F. Fontani, R. Cesaroni, L. Testi +7

We present the results of a multi-line and continuum study towards the source IRAS 23385+6053,performed with the IRAM-30m telescope, the Plateau de Bure Interferometer, the Very La…