Star Formation Studies Using AST/RO

Objective

Mapping

How do we study the PDRs?

Observations

Spectra: Temperature versus Frequency

Baseline Ripple

Before Linear Baseline Subtraction

Subtraction around the line

Fourier Transforms

Messy spectra with obvious emission lines

Fourier Transform

4 components were removed, after the first 5

SMC Observations

SMC Results

SMC-W emission

SMC-W map

NGC 6334 (460GHz)

460 Ghz (CO J=4--ɯ)

CO 809 Ghz (J=7--ɲ)

12 CI (809 GHz)

Conclusions

Ackowledgements