Highmass star forming regions An ALMA view高质量恒星形成地区的一个母校.pptVIP

SUMMARY Statistical equilibrium and radiative transfer in molecular (H2) cloud – Derivation of physical parameters of molecular clouds High-mass star formation: theoretical problems and observational results Statistical equilibriumandradiative transfer Statistical equilibrium equations: coupling with radiation field The excitation temperature: emission, absorption, and masers The 2-level system: thermalization The 3-level system: population inversion ? maser Problem: Calculate molecular line brightness Iν as a function of cloud physical parameters ? calculate populations ni of energy lev