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Table 4

Physical parameters of Orion KL components.

Parameter Extended ridge Compact ridge Plateau High velocity plateau Hot core 15.5 km s-1 component

Source diameter (′′) 120 15 30 30 10 10
Offset (IRc2) (′′) 0 7 0 0 2 5
n(H2) (cm-3) 1.0    ×    105 1.0    ×    106 1.0    ×    106 1.0    ×    106 5.0    ×    107 5.0    ×    106
TK (K) 60 110 125 125 225 200
vhalfpowerintensity (km s-1) 4 4 25 50 10 7.5
vLSR (km s-1) 9 7.5 9 9 5.5 15.5

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