Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-03-10
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
2 pages including 2 figures. To appear in RMxAC: proceedings of the XII Latin American Regional IAU Meeting, Venezuela, 22-26
Scientific paper
The Interstellar Medium seems to have an underlying fractal structure, which can be characterized through its fractal dimension (Df). However, several factors may affect the determination of Df, such as distortions due to projection, low image resolution, opacity of the cloud, and low signal-to-noise ratio. Here we use both simulated clouds and real molecular cloud maps to study these effects in order to estimate Df in a reliable way. Our results indicate in a self-consistent way that the fractal dimension of the Interstellar Medium is in the range 2.6 < Df < 2.8, which is significantly higher than the value Df = 2.3 usually assumed in the literature.
Alfaro Emilio J.
Pérez Enrique
Sanchez Nestor
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