The Cobwebs of Ophiuchus. I. Strands of 13CO: The Mass Distribution
Abstract
A 4.5 deg x 6.5 deg area of the Rho Ophiuchus molecular complex has been mapped in J = 1-0 (C-13)O with a 2.4 arcmin beam. The spatial distribution of (C-13)O, the distribution of clumps according to size, mass, density, and kinetic temperature are described. The distribution of material in the cloud is compared with the magnetic field distribution and with a shocked cloud model. Evidence supporting the role of shock in the cloud is found in the cloud morphology.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- March 1989
- DOI:
- 10.1086/167244
- Bibcode:
- 1989ApJ...338..902L
- Keywords:
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- Carbon Monoxide;
- Interstellar Chemistry;
- Molecular Clouds;
- Nebulae;
- Ophiuchi Clouds;
- Carbon Isotopes;
- Frequency Distribution;
- Magnetic Fields;
- Mass Distribution;
- Spatial Distribution;
- Star Formation;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Astrophysics;
- INTERSTELLAR: MOLECULES;
- NEBULAE: INDIVIDUAL NAME: RHO OPHIUCHI;
- SHOCK WAVES;
- STARS: FORMATION