Dense cores in L1495/B213 complex

A number of recent observations show that it is connected to the filamentary structure of the gas, but the processes responsible for core formation remain mysterious. We studied the kinematics and spatial distribution of the dense gas in the L1495/B213 filamentary region of the Taurus molecular cloud with the goal of understanding the mechanism of core formation.

We mapped the densest regions of L1495/B213 in N_2_H^+^(1-0) and C_18_O(2-1) with the IRAM 30m telescope, and complemented these data with archival dust-continuum observations from the Herschel Space Observatory.