Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989uta..reptq....s&link_type=abstract
Final Report, 1 Jun. 1987 - 31 May 1989 Texas Univ., Austin.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Density Distribution, Fragmentation, Image Analysis, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Infrared Imagery, Star Formation, Astronomical Maps, Fractals, Hierarchies, Image Resolution, Satellite Imagery, Taurus Constellation
Scientific paper
The goal of this project was to develop new tools for the analysis of the structure of densely sampled maps of interstellar star-forming regions. A particular emphasis was on the recognition and characterization of nested hierarchical structure and fractal irregularity, and their relation to the level of star formation activity. The panoramic IRAS images provided data with the required range in spatial scale, greater than a factor of 100, and in column density, greater than a factor of 50. In order to construct a densely sampled column density map of a cloud complex which is both self-gravitating and not (yet?) stirred up much by star formation, a column density image of the Taurus region has been constructed from IRAS data. The primary drawback to using the IRAS data for this purpose is that it contains no velocity information, and the possible importance of projection effects must be kept in mind.
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