  We study the effects of an asymmetric radiation field on the properties of a
molecular cloud envelope. We employ observations of carbon monoxide (12CO and
13CO), atomic carbon, ionized carbon, and atomic hydrogen to analyze the
chemical and physical properties of the core and envelope of L1599B, a
molecular cloud forming a portion of the ring at approximately 27 pc from the
star Lambda Ori. The O III star provides an asymmetric radiation field that
produces a moderate enhancement of the external radiation field. Observations
of the [CII] fine structure line with the GREAT instrument on SOFIA indicate a
significant enhanced emission on the side of the cloud facing the star, while
the [Ci], 12CO and 13CO J = 1-0 and 2-1, and 12CO J = 3-2 data from the PMO and
APEX telescopes suggest a relatively typical cloud interior. The atomic, ionic,
and molecular line centroid velocities track each other very closely, and
indicate that the cloud may be undergoing differential radial motion. The HI
data from the Arecibo GALFA survey and the SOFIA/GREAT [CII] data do not
suggest any systematic motion of the halo gas, relative to the dense central
portion of the cloud traced by 12CO and 13CO.
