We have carried out observations of 12CO J=2-1 and 12CO J=3-2 to- ward the high-mass protostellar candidate IRAS 20188＋3928. Compared with previ- ous observations, the 12CO J=2-1 and 12CO J=3-2 lines both have asymme...We have carried out observations of 12CO J=2-1 and 12CO J=3-2 to- ward the high-mass protostellar candidate IRAS 20188＋3928. Compared with previ- ous observations, the 12CO J=2-1 and 12CO J=3-2 lines both have asymmetric pro- files with an absorption dip. The velocity of the absorption dip is ~ 1.0 km s-1. The spectral shape may be caused by rotation. The velocity-integrated intensity map and position-velocity diagram of the 12CO J=2-1 line present an obvious bipolar com- ponent, further verifying that this region has an outflow motion. This region is also associated with an HII region, an IRAS source, and an H20 maser. The H20 maser has the velocity of 1.1 km s-1. Compared with the components of the outflow, we find that the H20 maser is not associated with the outflow. Using the large velocity gradi- ent model, we concluded that possible averaged gas densities of the blueshifted lobe and redshifted lobe are 1.0x 105 cm-3 and 2.0x 104 cm-a, while kinetic temperatures are 26.9 K and 52.9 K, respectively. Additionally, the outflow has a higher integrated intensity ratio （Ico J=3 - 2/Ico J=2 - 1）.展开更多
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文摘We have carried out observations of 12CO J=2-1 and 12CO J=3-2 to- ward the high-mass protostellar candidate IRAS 20188＋3928. Compared with previ- ous observations, the 12CO J=2-1 and 12CO J=3-2 lines both have asymmetric pro- files with an absorption dip. The velocity of the absorption dip is ~ 1.0 km s-1. The spectral shape may be caused by rotation. The velocity-integrated intensity map and position-velocity diagram of the 12CO J=2-1 line present an obvious bipolar com- ponent, further verifying that this region has an outflow motion. This region is also associated with an HII region, an IRAS source, and an H20 maser. The H20 maser has the velocity of 1.1 km s-1. Compared with the components of the outflow, we find that the H20 maser is not associated with the outflow. Using the large velocity gradi- ent model, we concluded that possible averaged gas densities of the blueshifted lobe and redshifted lobe are 1.0x 105 cm-3 and 2.0x 104 cm-a, while kinetic temperatures are 26.9 K and 52.9 K, respectively. Additionally, the outflow has a higher integrated intensity ratio （Ico J=3 - 2/Ico J=2 - 1）.
