SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE C{sup 18}O (J = 1-0) CORE MASS FUNCTION AND THE INITIAL MASS FUNCTION (IMF) IN THE S140 REGION
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8510 (Japan)
We present the results of C{sup 18}O(J = 1-0) mapping observations of a 20' x 18' area in the Lynds 1204 molecular cloud associated with the Sharpless 2-140 (S140) H II region. The C{sup 18}O cube ({alpha}-{delta}-v{sub LSR}) data show that there are three clumps of sizes {approx}1 pc in the region. Two of these have peculiar redshifted velocity components at their edges, which can be interpreted as the results of the interaction between the cloud and the Cepheus Bubble. From the C{sup 18}O cube data, clumpfind identified 123 C{sup 18}O cores, which have mean radius, velocity width in FWHM, and LTE mass of 0.36 {+-} 0.07 pc, 0.37 {+-} 0.09 km s{sup -1}, and 41 {+-} 29 M{sub sun}, respectively. Considering the uncertainty in the C{sup 18}O abundance, all the cores in S140 are most likely to be gravitationally bound. We derived a C{sup 18}O core mass function (CMF), which shows a power-law-like behavior above a turnover at 30 M{sub sun}. The best-fit power-law index of -2.1 {+-} 0.2 is quite consistent with that of the initial mass function (IMF) and the C{sup 18}O CMF in the OMC-1 region as found by Ikeda and Kitamura. Kramer et al. estimated the power-law index of -1.65 in S140 from the C{sup 18}O(J = 2-1) data, which is inconsistent with this study. The C{sup 18}O(J = 2-1) data are spatially limited to the central part of the cloud and are likely to be biased toward high-mass cores, leading to the flatter CMF. Consequently, this study and our previous study strongly support that the power-law form of the IMF has already been determined at the density of {approx}< 10{sup 3}-10{sup 4} cm{sup -3}, traced by the C{sup 18}O(J = 1-0) line.
- OSTI ID:
- 21576845
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 732, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/732/2/101; ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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