A Kinematic Survey of Dense Cores in the Pipe Nebula: Probing the Origin of Dense Cores and the Stellar IMF

Autor(en)
Charles Lada, Jill Rathborne, August Muench, Carlos Roman-Zuniga, Joao Alves
Abstrakt

We propose to conduct a C18O and CS molecular line survey of 100 cores within the Pipe Nebula. We intend to use this survey to determine the dynamical status of the dense cores within this extremely young cloud.The proposed observations will be combined with the results of two major infrared surveys that we have recently obtained for this region using the Spitzer Space Telescope (IRAC and MIPS) and ground-based,wide-field, near-infrared (extinction) observations. The combination of the infrared and molecular-line observations will provide significant constraints for understanding both the origin of dense cores and the stellar IMF.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Astrophysik
Externe Organisation(en)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Journal
ATNF OPAL
Seiten
698
Publikationsdatum
04-2007
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
103004 Astrophysik
Schlagwörter
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/57325798-8f86-4157-b5f9-a7da8a36bffb