Evolving Molecular Cloud Structure and the Column Density Probability Distribution Function

The structure of molecular clouds can be characterized with the probability distribution function (PDF) of the mass surface density. In particular, the properties of the distribution can reveal the nature of the turbulence and star formation present inside the molecular cloud. In this paper, we expl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	arXiv.org 2014-09
Hauptverfasser:	Ward, Rachel L, Wadsley, James, Sills, Alison
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Columnar structure Density Distribution functions Evolution Molecular clouds Molecular structure Physics - Astrophysics of Galaxies Probability distribution Probability distribution functions Properties (attributes) Star & galaxy formation Star formation
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