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A physically motivated core definition applied to dust emission observations of the Pipe nebula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2020

Birgit Hasenberger Open the ORCID record for Birgit Hasenberger [Opens in a new window]  and
João Alves
Birgit Hasenberger
Affiliation:
Department for Astrophysics, University of Vienna, Türkenschanzstraße 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria email: birgit.hasenberger@univie.ac.at, joao.alves@univie.ac.at
João Alves
Affiliation:
Department for Astrophysics, University of Vienna, Türkenschanzstraße 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria email: birgit.hasenberger@univie.ac.at, joao.alves@univie.ac.at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Abstract

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Dense cores represent a critical stage in the star-formation process, but are not physically well-defined entities. We present a new technique to define core boundaries in observations of molecular clouds based on the physical properties of the cloud medium. Applying this technique to regions in the Pipe nebula, we find that our core boundaries differ from previous analyses, with potentially crucial implications for the statistical properties of the core sample.

Keywords

methods: data analysisISM: clouds(ISM:) dustextinctionISM: structureISM: individual (Pipe nebula)submillimeter
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 14 , Symposium S345: Origins: From the Protosun to the First Steps of Life , August 2018 , pp. 259 - 260
Copyright
© International Astronomical Union 2020 

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