Molecular cloud structure and star formation in the W43 complex

The W43 region is one of the most massive star forming regions in our Galaxy. It is subject to a large IRAM 30m project that observes high spectral resolution maps of the complete complex in the 13CO (2–1) and C18O (2–1) lines. We find a variety of different sources of which we calculate excitation...

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Published inProceedings of the International Astronomical Union Vol. 10; no. H16; p. 592
Main Authors Carlhoff, P., Schilke, P., Motte, F., Luong, Q. Nguyen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.08.2012
Subjects
Astronomical instruments
Astronomy
Contributed Papers
Density
Kinematics
Massive stars
Mathematical analysis
Molecular clouds
Molecular structure
Molecules
Spectral resolution
Star & galaxy formation
Star formation
molecular data
ISM: molecules
ISM: structure
ISM: kinematics and dynamics
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Summary:The W43 region is one of the most massive star forming regions in our Galaxy. It is subject to a large IRAM 30m project that observes high spectral resolution maps of the complete complex in the 13CO (2–1) and C18O (2–1) lines. We find a variety of different sources of which we calculate excitation temperature, H2 column density and mass. We find the total mass of dense clouds in the complex to be 1.2×106 M⊙.
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ISSN:1743-9213
1743-9221
DOI:10.1017/S1743921314012320