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Scoville, N.

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A new infrared complex and molecular cloud in Orion

A new complex of infrared sources about one minute across has been discovered in Orion. Associated with this cluster is an extended molecular cloud producing intense CO emission. Its measured infrared luminosity is less than 500 times the luminosity of the sun. The complex is hypothesized to be composed of pre-main-sequence sources. Several arguments suggest that these stars heat dust in the larger molecular cloud and thus cause the strong CO emission. The complex is not associated with a known visible or radio continuum feature, and searches over a 0.7 x 0.7-deg field show no other comparable unknown 2.2-micron sources.

Gatley, I.↗

Search for interstellar furan and imidazole.

Results are reported on an unsuccessful 6-cm search for the heterocyclic carbon ring molecules furan and imidazole. Upper limits in brightness temperature of 0.25 K or less are found for furan in 11 galactic sources, and of less than 0.1 K for imidazole in Sgr A and Sgr B2.

Dezafra, R. L.↗