ISO-LWS Observations of NGC7129 Star Forming Region

Elisabetta Tommasi1, Dario Lorenzetti2,3, Teresa Giannini3,
Francesco Palla4 et al.

1 ISO Science Operation Centre, Villafranca del Castillo, P.O.Box 50727, 28080 Madrid, Spain
2 Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Italy
3 IFSI-CNR, Roma, Italy
4 Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Firenze, Italy


We present Far Infrared (FIR) observations of the surroundings of the Herbig Ae/Be star LKH_alpha234 in NGC7129, obtained with the Long Wavelength Spectrometer (LWS) on board of the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). [CII] 158um and [OI] 63um and 146um lines are detected everywhere in the mapped region and their intensity ratios are consistent with the model predictions for a photodissociation region. The spatial distribution of the emission features indicates the presence of a emission peak which does not coincide with LKH_alpha234, but is more likely associated with a close Herbig star, namely BD+65 1637.

We also compare the result of the FIR observations with the morphology of the CO, CS and H_2 molecular emission and discuss the interaction between the photodissociation region and the molecular clouds.



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