mapping with the lws of the two central dense cores of the serpens molecular cloud is proposed. one of the cores is currently forming a cluster of low to intermediate mass stars at very high efficiency, whereas the other one appears relatively inactive and may be in an earlier phase of stellar formation. full grating scans with the lws offer the opportunity to study simultaneously the physical state of the gas and the dust and to unvey possible differences between the cores. the proposed programme is aimed at a complete and homogeneous iso data base for a number of star forming regions. we seek to complement cam and phot mapping observations in the guaranteed and open time by the respective instrument teams.
Instrument
LWS01
Temporal Coverage
1996-10-21T14:44:34Z/1997-04-15T08:26:50Z
Version
1.0
Mission Description
The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was the world's first true orbiting infrared observatory. Equipped with four highly-sophisticated and versatile scientific instruments, it was launched by Ariane in November 1995 and provided astronomers world-wide with a facility of unprecedented sensitivity and capabilities for a detailed exploration of the Universe at infrared wavelengths.
European Space Agency, 1998, Spectroscopic Mapping Of The Serpens Cloud The Properties Of Active And Inactive Cores Of Star Forming Regions, 1.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zdeden9
