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Table 8

Comparison between observational results and model predictions.

Source Size of Aver. T Nc Trot Nc Tex Nc
emission (model)(*) model (obs) (obs)(**) (myXClass) (myXClass)
region prediction(*)
(model)
[′′] [K] [cm−2] [K] [cm−2] [K] [cm−2]
H2CO
R CrA-IRS 5A 64.5 18(1) 4(3) × 1013 28.1(29) 4.9(20) × 1013 27(7) 4.2(6) × 1013
NGC 1333-IRAS 2A-1 66.6 19(1) 2(1) × 1014 [132(102) 2.57(3) × 1013](a) 69.0(1) 1.64(1) × 1013
L1551-IRS 5 91.8 19(1) 5(3) × 1013 19.0(1) 2.1(2) × 1012 17.1(3) 2.3(3) × 1012
L1544 114.3 12.5(b) 5(2) × 1013 13.1(1) 1.8(3) × 1012 12(2) 1.6(3) × 1012
               
CH3OH
R CrA-IRS 5A 64.5 18(1) 3(2) × 1013 15.7(6) 6.5(6) × 1013 18fixed 4.6(2) × 1013
NGC 1333-IRAS 2A-1 66.6 18(1) 5(1) × 1014 69(44) 8.8(53) × 1013 18fixed,(c) 3.7(1) × 1013
L1551-IRS 5 91.8 18(1) 3(2) × 1013 3.6(7)(b) 1.1(10) × 1013(d) 6.7(1) 6.1(1) × 1012
L1544 114.3 12.5(b) 2(2) × 1013 6.5(16) 2.9(18) × 1013 6.5(3) 2.6(2) × 1013

Notes. (*) Recommended model values. The indicated uncertainties are due to age uncertainties of the sources, boundary conditions of the chosen integration limits (rstart and rend), and temperature and density uncertainties of the initial parameters. (**) Column densities are obtained by applying the rotational diagram technique. (a) The rotational diagram made use of the v = 7.34 km s−1 component of the 218.222 GHz line and the 7.5 km s−1 component of the 218.475 and 218.760 GHz lines of H2CO. (b) Value taken from Tafalla et al. (1998). (c)Higher temperatures lead to incorrect results in the 318 GHz spectral range. (d) Two observed lines at 145.097 and 145.103 GHz are used for the rotational diagram analysis, as well as the three non-detected lines (integrated rms level) at 143.865, 145.093, and 146.368 GHz.

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