Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007aas...211.2903n&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #211, #29.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 39, p.780
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
We describe some of the key results of a large-scale mapping survey of the Taurus molecular cloud, carried out in 12CO and 13CO J = 1-0 using the FCRAO 14m telescope. We covered an area of 98 square degrees with an angular resolution of 45" and spacing of 20", resulting in spectral line maps consisting of 3.15 million pixels in each isotopologue with velocity resolution of 0.08 km/s. The SEQUOIA 32-element focal plane array was used in an on-the-fly mapping mode to make these observations, which results in the highest spatial dynamic range image of an individual molecular cloud constructed to date. The FCRAO Taurus data set provides valuable insights to the molecular gas distribution, kinematics, and the star formation processes of giant molecular clouds. Highlights of several different ongoing projects that are utilizing this large dataset will be presented.
Brunt Christopher
Goldsmith Paul F.
Heyer Mark H.
Li Daming
Narayanan Gopal
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