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Observations of 3 P 1 to 3 P 0 Ci emission from molecular clouds and envelopes of evolved stars

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The 492 GHz ground-state fine-structure transition of neutral carbon has been observed extensively with the Caltech Submillimeter Telescope since 1990. During this time we have mapped several Galactic molecular clouds, including star-forming regions, photodissociation regions, dark clouds, a shocked region, and the Galactic Center. In addition, we have detected some nearby galaxies and some evolved stars.

In large-scale maps of molecular clouds and in nearby galaxies we find that the cooling power of C I is comparable to that of CO.

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Gisbert Winnewisser Guido C. Pelz

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Keene, J. (1995). Observations of 3 P 1 to 3 P 0 Ci emission from molecular clouds and envelopes of evolved stars. In: Winnewisser, G., Pelz, G.C. (eds) The Physics and Chemistry of Interstellar Molecular Clouds. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 459. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102129

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