IRAS SOURCES BEYOND THE SOLAR CIRCLE .4. MAPS OF FAR-OUTER GALAXY MOLECULAR CLOUDS

Citation
J. Brand et Jga. Wouterloot, IRAS SOURCES BEYOND THE SOLAR CIRCLE .4. MAPS OF FAR-OUTER GALAXY MOLECULAR CLOUDS, Astronomy & Astrophysics. Supplement series, 103(3), 1994, pp. 503-540
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
ISSN journal
03650138
Volume
103
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
503 - 540
Database
ISI
SICI code
0365-0138(1994)103:3<503:ISBTSC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We present the results of (CO)-C-12 (J = 1 - 0) observations of molecu lar clouds located in the far-outer Galaxy. All clouds have distances from the galactic center R greater than or similar to 16 kpc, and all contain at least one IRAS point source with a FIR spectral distributio n typical of star forming regions. The data are presented in the form of maps of integrated intensity and peak temperature, and we show chan nel maps where relevant. For each cloud the mass is calculated both us ing a constant ratio (X) between integral T(mb)(CO)dV and N(H-2), and according to the virial theorem. The equivalent radius of each cloud i s determined in two ways: from the area, and from an intensity-weighte d average of the detected positions. Additional observations of (CO)-C -12 (J = 2 - 1), (CO)-C-12 (J = 3 - 2), (CO)-C-13 (j = 1 - 0), and (CO )-C-13 (J = 2 - 1), mostly at the IRAS position, are also presented. A detailed analysis and discussion of the results, as well as a compari son with inner Galaxy clouds, will be given in a following paper.