TURBULENCE IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS

Authors
DUBINSKI J NARAYAN R PHILLIPS TG
Citation
J. Dubinski et al., TURBULENCE IN MOLECULAR CLOUDS, The Astrophysical journal, 448(1), 1995, pp. 226-231
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
The Astrophysical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
448
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Part
1
Pages
226 - 231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1995)448:1<226:TIMC>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We generate random Gaussian turbulent velocity fields with a Kolmogoro v spectrum and use these to obtain synthetic line-of-sight velocity pr ofiles. The profiles are found to be similar to line profiles observed in molecular clouds. We suggest methods for analyzing measured line p rofiles to test whether they might arise from Gaussian Kolmogorov turb ulence.