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红外暗云的~(12)CO、~(13)CO和C18O观测

A 12CO, 13CO, and C18O Survey of Infrared Dark Clouds

Fujun Du, Ji Yang

摘要:

银河系红外背景下的红色暗云(IRDC)是一种消光特征,主要在中红外波段。最近,它们被认为是大质量恒星形成的潜在场所。在这项工作中,我们对61个IRDC进行了12 CO,13 CO和C18 O(J=1-0)调查,其中52个位于银河系第一象限,从Simon等人(2006)给出的目录中选择,而其他人则位于银河系外,通过目视检查MSX图像来选择。三条CO线的检出率分别为90%、71%和62%。IRDCs在银河系第一象限的分布与5 kpc分子环图像一致,但也可以注意到轻微的螺旋图案痕迹,这需要进一步研究。IRDC的典型激发温度为10 K,典型柱密度为几十^{22} cm^{-2}。它们的典型物理尺寸估计为几个PC,使用Simon目录中的角尺寸。典型体积密度和典型LTE质量分别为~5000 cm^{-3}和~5000 M_{sun}。IRDC处于或接近维里平衡。IRDC的性质类似于恒星形成分子团,它们似乎介于巨分子云和博克球之间,因此它们可能代表了大质量恒星形成的早期阶段。

英文摘要:

InfraRed Dark Clouds (IRDCs) are extinction features against the Galactic infrared background, mainly in mid-infrared band. Recently they were proposed to be potential sites of massive star formation. In this work we have made 12CO, 13CO, and C18O (J=1-0) survey of 61 IRDCs, 52 of which are in the first Galactic quadrant, selected from a catalog given by Simon et al. (2006), while the others are in the outer Galaxy, selected by visually inspecting the MSX images. Detection rates in the three CO lines are 90%, 71%, and 62% respectively. The distribution of IRDCs in the first Galactic quadrant is consistent with the 5 kpc molecular ring picture, while slight trace of spiral pattern can also be noticed, which needs to be further examined. The IRDCs have typical excitation temperature of 10 K and typical column density of several 10^{22} cm^{-2}. Their typical physical size is estimated to be several pcs using angular sizes from the Simon catalog. Typical volume density and typical LTE mass are ~5000 cm^{-3} and ~5000 M_{sun} respectively. The IRDCs are in or near virial equilibrium. The properties of IRDCs are similar to those of star forming molecular clumps, and they seem to be intermediate between giant molecular clouds and Bok globules, thus they may represent early stages of massive star formation.

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