The Five College Radio Astronomy Observatory CO mapping survey of the Taurus molecular cloud

被引：105

作者：

Narayanan, Gopal ^{[1
]}

Heyer, Mark H. ^{[1
]}

Brunt, Christopher ^{[1
,2
]}

Goldsmith, Paul F. ^{[3
]}

Snell, Ronald ^{[1
]}

Li, Di ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Astron, Amherst, MA 01003 USA

[2] Univ Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England

[3] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA USA

来源：

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES | 2008年 / 177卷 / 01期

关键词：

ISM : clouds; ISM : general; ISM : kinematics and dynamics; ISM : molecules; surveys;

D O I：

10.1086/587786

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

The FCRAO Survey of the Taurus molecular cloud observed the (12)CO and (13)CO J = 1-0 emission from 98 deg(2) of this important, nearby, star-forming region. This set of data with 45 '' resolution comprises the highest spatial dynamic range image of an individual molecular cloud constructed to date and provides valuable insights to the molecular gas distribution, kinematics, and the star formation process. In this contribution, we describe the observations, calibration, data processing, and characteristics of the noise and line emission of the survey. The angular distribution of (12)CO and (13)CO emission over 1 km s(-1) velocity intervals and the full velocity extent of the cloud are presented. These reveal a complex, dynamic medium of cold, molecular gas.

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页码：341 / 361

页数：21

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