Molecular Cirrus in the Herschel-ATLAS
Abstract
The Herschel-ATLAS survey is the largest Key Project being carried out with Herschel. Although the primary aim of H-ATLAS is to study galaxy formation the large area and sensitive nature of the survey means that it is ideal to study more local Galactic dust. In one of the H-ATLAS survey fields we have discovered a number of bright cirrus clouds, some of which may host embedded regions of extremely low mass star formation. We seek time to map the brightest cirrus components with Mopra to determine their molecular structure on small scales, assess the likelihood that they are forming stars and compare the CO morphology to that of HI to determine transition regions between HI and H2.
- Publication:
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ATNF Proposal
- Pub Date:
- April 2011
- Bibcode:
- 2011atnf.prop.4115T
- Keywords:
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- star formation (Galactic);
- interstellar medium in and around the Milky Way;
- Mopra