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The high-velocity molecular gas produced in the early stages of star formation generates energetic interactions with the surrounding molecular gas cloud. The resulting shock waves excites the abundant H2 molecules in to higher rotational and vibrational energy states. Herbig-Haro objects, commonly associated with supersonic jets arising from young embedded stars, are a common result of this shock interaction.
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Fernandes, A.J.L., Brand, P.W.J.L. (1999). Excitation of H2 in Stellar Outflows: Shocks Versus Fluorescence. In: Lago, M.T.V.T., Blanchard, A. (eds) The Non-Sleeping Universe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4497-1_42
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