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
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.