A POPULATION OF COLD CORES IN THE GALACTIC PLANE

Authors
EGAN MP SHIPMAN RF PRICE SD CAREY SJ CLARK FO COHEN M
Citation
Mp. Egan et al., A POPULATION OF COLD CORES IN THE GALACTIC PLANE, The Astrophysical journal, 494(2), 1998, pp. 199
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
The Astrophysical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
494
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Part
2
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1998)494:2<199:APOCCI>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Recent observations by the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) have revea led the presence of compact objects seen in absorption against bright mid-infrared emission from the Galactic plane. Examination of MSX and IRAS images of these objects reveal that they an dark from 7 to 100 mu m. We find similar to 2000 clouds in a 1 degrees x 180 degrees scan a long the Galactic equator. The data suggest these objects are dense (n > 10(5) cm(-3)), cold (T < 20 K) cores, without accompanying envelope s.