mellinger lesson 6 molecular line & clouds toshihiro handa dept. of phys. & astron., kagoshima...
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Mellinger Molecular clouds ▶ It is a “interstellar molecular gas cloud”. ■ Condensation of IS gas mainly composed by H 2 ■ The most dense part of the ISM ▶ Non-equilibrium with surrounding gas ■ Self gravity works efficiently. ■ Self-gravity ＞ gas pressure gives contraction(?)