A survey of molecular clouds in the outer Galaxy with the highest spatial resolution
Abstract
We report a recent result of the FUGIN project, a Galactic plane CO survey using the Nobeyama 45-m Telescope and the FOREST receiver. In the third galactic quadrant, 42 square degrees are observed and 4752 molecular clouds are detected. Among them, 12 clouds are located at R (distance from the Galactic center) > 16 kpc. Molecular clouds at R < 16 kpc trace the Local, Perseus, and Outer arms.
- Publication:
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Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Outskirts
- Pub Date:
- March 2017
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2017IAUS..321...44M
- Keywords:
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- ISM: clouds;
- ISM: molecules;
- Galaxy: disk;
- Galaxy: structure;
- radio lines: ISM