Molecular gas at high Galactic latitudes
Journal Article
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· Astrophys. J.; (United States)
The present quantitative results of a CO survey of high latitude molecular gas shows 57 clouds in 35 complexes at absolute values of b not smaller than 25 deg. Maps of 33 clouds are presented, together with C-13O and CO(J = 2-1) observations. The clouds, 70 percent of which are associated with optical emission, are noted to be distributed asymmetrically with respect to b = 0 deg; this is consistent with a displacement of the sun of 30 pc above the midplane. Since the mean distance to the clouds is about 100 pc, they are the nearest clouds to the sun and may contain the nearest regions of star formation. 51 references.
- Research Organization:
- Maryland Univ., College Park, MD; Texas Univ., Austin
- OSTI ID:
- 5797508
- Journal Information:
- Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 295; ISSN ASJOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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