The SDSS High Latitude Cloud Survey
Abstract
The high latitude clouds (|b| > 30) are primarily translucent molecular clouds and diffuse Galactic cirrus with the majority of them seen at high latitude simply due to their proximity to the Sun. The rare exceptions are those, like the Draco and other intermediate or high velocity clouds, found significantly above or below the Galactic plane. To date, star formation has only been verified in MBM 12 and MBM 20, which are two of the densest high latitude molecular clouds. We present results from an ongoing study of high latitude clouds based on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS). This study consists of two major efforts, the first (described here) to provide a 3-D mapping of the interstellar dust using a color-excess technique, the second to identify candidate low-mass Classical T Tauri stars in the field.
- Publication:
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The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way and Nearby Galaxies
- Pub Date:
- January 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009eimw.confE..41M
- Keywords:
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- ISM: dust;
- extinction;
- ISM: structure