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We present spectroscopy of the molecular shock in the supernova remnant IC 443. The H2 level populations in IC 443 are nearly identical to Orion Peak 1 (Brand et al. 1988; Parmar et al. 1994) and are consistent with a partially dissociative J-shock. The similarity with Orion suggests the shock processes which dominate the emission in both regions are essentially identical.
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Richter, M.J., Graham, J.R., Wright, G.S. et al. H2 in molecular shocks: observations from 2 to 12 microns. Astrophys Space Sci 233, 67–70 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00627334
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