Synthetic imaging and physical maps of the simulated core. Top: comparison between the location and spatial extent of the c-C₃H₂ 3_2,2− 3_1,3 transition (red contours) and CH₃OH 2_1,2−1_1,1 transition (white contours) emission viewed from three different directions in the simulation. Contours show 60, 70, 80, and 90% of the peak emission in the moment-zero maps for each transition. The continuum emission at 1.1 mm is shown by the color map. Middle: logarithm of the computed visual extinction in three planes of the core. A logarithmic scaling is applied to emphasize the variation across the core. A lower limit of A_v = 2 mag is applied. Bottom: computed dust temperature in three planes of the core. The black and red contours indicate the 8 and 10 K temperature limits, respectively. A lower limit of 6 K is applied.